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Akari Kato 加藤あかり

Politics correspondent

Akari Kato reports on Japanese politics as it actually moves: the calendar, the whip, the statute. Little patience for next-election metaphysics.

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Politics

Takaichi and Trump Signal Stronger U.S.-Japan Alliance at New York Summit

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump said they agreed to deepen the U.S.-Japan alliance after talks in New York, with Tokyo highlighting extended deterrence and supply-chain security ahead of a Trump-Xi summit.

Akari Kato 加藤あかり Sep 23, 2026Japan