Takaichi vows to make Japan ‘strong and prosperous’, rules out ‘reckless’ fiscal policy

SCMP · 2026-02-20
Takaichi vows to make Japan ‘strong and prosperous’, rules out ‘reckless’ fiscal policy

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged on Friday to make Japan “strong and prosperous”, while hitting out at China and pledging to keep “hitting the growth button” following her party's landslide election win. “China is intensifying its attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force or coerc