Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae vowed to carry out a “responsible proactive fiscal policy” on February 20, as part of the re-elected leader’s efforts to make Japan “strong and rich.”

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae / Diplomatic power, defense capabilities, economic strength, technological capability, intelligence capacity, and human resources. We will thoroughly strengthen Japan’s comprehensive national power. The core is responsible proactive fiscal policy. We will push the growth switch relentlessly—push, push, push, push, push it to the limit!

She announced plans to introduce a multi-year framework system that will manage budgets for crisis management investments and growth investments, separate from the regular budget.

Takaichi, who was re-elected as prime minister after her ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory in the Lower House Election that took place on February 8, also reiterated that a cross-party National Conference will finalize a system to implement refundable tax credits. 

She also stated that Japan would pursue responsible diplomacy, announcing plans to evolve a free and open Indo-Pacific, a policy that marks its 10th anniversary this year since it was launched by slain Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

Takaichi called for the opposition parties’ cooperation to pass the fiscal 2026 year’s budget bill within the current fiscal year, which underpins these policies. 

In a public opinion poll conducted by Nippon News Network and the Yomiuri Shimbun on February 18 and February 19, the approval rating for the Takaichi Cabinet stood at 73% points, up 6 points.

65% of the respondents said that they approved Takaichi’s decision to reappoint all her cabinet ministers.

Roughly half of the respondents said that they wanted Takaichi to be in office as long as possible. 

33% of them said that they wanted her to serve as prime minister until September 2027 when the LDP president's term ends.

NNN-Yomiuri Shimbun survey
Conducted nationwide from Feb. 18 to 19
Landline phone: 353 respondents (response rate　54%)
Mobile phone: 601 respondents (response rate　27%)
Total: 954 respondents

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Takaichi rolls out policies to make Japan 'strong and rich'

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