On February 18, 2026, Japan entered a transformative era as Sanae Takaichi was officially designated the nation's 105th Prime Minister. Following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) landslide victory on February 8, PM Takaichi used her inaugural Diet address to set a...
The "Sana-mania" that swept Japan on February 8, 2026, has not only reshaped the halls of the Diet but has also ignited a geopolitical and economic shift that many are calling the definitive evolution of the Abe legacy. By securing 316 seats—a staggering two-thirds...
On October 31st, Yasuhide Nakayama, a former member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party who has held important positions such as Vice Minister of Defense, updated his X (formerly Twitter) account, writing about Prime Minister Sanae...
October 27, 2025 Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is steering Tokyo toward a more assertive and security-conscious regional posture, signaling a decisive shift in Japan’s role across the Indo-Pacific. Her leadership emphasizes technological sovereignty,...
The Boston Global Forum is honored to welcome distinguished leaders and thinkers from Japan and Taiwan as featured speakers at its special gatherings on November 3–4, 2025, at Harvard University. From Japan, the Forum proudly hosts: Yasuhide Nakayama, Former State...
Washington/Tokyo, October 7, 2025 — U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Sanae Takaichi, newly elected President of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan’s incoming Prime Minister, praising her “great wisdom and strength” and calling her...
Boston Global Forum (BGF) leaders and close collaborators of the Shinzo Abe Initiative—Yasuhide Nakayama, former Japanese State Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs, and Vibhav Kant Upadhyay, visionary Indian leader and strategist—visited Vietnam for important...
Tokyo, October 5, 2025 Japan’s newly elected Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President, Sanae Takaichi, who is set to become the first female Prime Minister in Japan’s history, delivered her first public address immediately after winning the party’s leadership...