By Yutaka Iimura,Senior Fellow at GRIPS Alliance,Visiting Professor at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies,Former Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia and to France
On October 24, 2025, Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, delivered her inaugural policy speech before the National Diet. Defining herself as someone who “never stops believing in the strength of Japan and its people,” she declared her slogan, “Japan’s Rebirth.” The speech laid out a comprehensive vision spanning the economy, national security, and social policy.