{"id":176983,"date":"2025-09-29T05:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T05:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/176983\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T05:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T05:36:09","slug":"japan-leadership-contender-takaichi-drops-hint-she-may-renegotiate-trade-deal-with-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/176983\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan leadership contender Takaichi drops hint she may renegotiate trade deal with the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-v-4026719d=\"\">\nVeteran lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has emerged as a frontrunner in<br \/>\nJapan\u2019s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race, with<br \/>\nthe latest Nikkei\/TV Tokyo opinion poll placing her ahead with 34%<br \/>\nsupport among the general public. Agriculture Minister Shinjiro<br \/>\nKoizumi followed with 25%, while Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa<br \/>\nHayashi drew 14%. Former party secretary-general Toshimitsu Motegi<br \/>\nand ex-economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi trailed at 5%<br \/>\nand 4%, respectively.<br data-v-4026719d=\"\"\/><br \/>\nThe contest, set to culminate in a party<br \/>\nelection this Saturday, will determine the successor to Prime<br \/>\nMinister Shigeru Ishiba, who has announced his resignation. The new<br \/>\nLDP president is widely expected to become Japan\u2019s next prime<br \/>\nminister. Among LDP supporters specifically, Koizumi enjoys a lead of<br \/>\n33% to Takaichi\u2019s 28%, though broader surveys suggest Takaichi has<br \/>\nstrong appeal among rank-and-file voters.<br data-v-4026719d=\"\"\/><br \/>\nAgainst this backdrop,<br \/>\nTakaichi signaled that she would take a firm stance on economic<br \/>\ndiplomacy if elected. Speaking on a live Fuji TV program Sunday, she<br \/>\nsuggested that a recently struck trade deal with the United<br \/>\nStates\u2014centering on a US$550 billion Japanese investment fund in<br \/>\nexchange for lower U.S. tariffs\u2014may warrant review if it fails to<br \/>\nprotect Japan\u2019s interests.<br data-v-4026719d=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\u201cWe must stand our ground if<br \/>\nanything unfair that is not in Japan\u2019s interests comes to light in<br \/>\nthe process of implementing the deal,\u201d she said. \u201cThat includes a<br \/>\npotential renegotiation.\u201d<br data-v-4026719d=\"\"\/><br \/>\nTakaichi, a former economic security<br \/>\nminister known for her right-leaning positions, underscored that<br \/>\nTokyo should not shy away from reopening talks if the current<br \/>\nframework disadvantages Japan. Her comments mark a contrast to rival<br \/>\nKoizumi, who on the same Fuji TV program praised the agreement. \u201cIf<br \/>\nany issues arise, they will be discussed at the appropriate level,\u201d<br \/>\nKoizumi said.<br data-v-4026719d=\"\"\/><br \/>\nSurveys conducted by Sankei newspaper and<br \/>\nbroadcaster JNN suggest about 30% of LDP lawmakers are leaning toward<br \/>\nKoizumi, with Hayashi in second place and Takaichi in third. Roughly<br \/>\none-fifth of lawmakers remain undecided, leaving the race open. If no<br \/>\ncandidate secures an outright majority in the first round, the top<br \/>\ntwo will face off in a runoff decided by 342 votes, 295 from LDP<br \/>\nlawmakers and 47 from regional party branches.<br data-v-4026719d=\"\"\/><br \/>\nWith polling<br \/>\nshowing a tight race and policy contrasts beginning to sharpen,<br \/>\nTakaichi\u2019s readiness to revisit the U.S. trade deal underscores how<br \/>\nJapan\u2019s next leader may shape relations with Washington at a<br \/>\nsensitive juncture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veteran lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has emerged as a frontrunner in Japan\u2019s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[45,49,48,46,90113],"class_list":["post-176983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-economy","tag-japan-us-trade-renegotiation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}