# Takaichi skips U.N. climate summit

> Japan's prime minister skips U.N. climate summit as minister takes over role.
- Title: Takaichi skips U.N. climate summit · The Japan Times
- Summary: Japan's prime minister skips U.N. climate summit as minister takes over role. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will skip the U.N.
- Keywords: climate change, sanae takaichi, hiroyoshi sasagawa, cop31, un climate summit, The Japan Times
- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/05/japan/takaichi-climate-summit
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- Published: 2026-11-05T10:29:00+00:00
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- Topics: climate change, un, sanae takaichi, hiroyoshi sasagawa, cop31, un climate summit, news, politics, world
## Prime Minister Takaichi skips summit
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has no plans to attend a two-day leaders meeting of a U.N. climate summit set to start in Turkey on Wednesday.
## Environment Minister Sasagawa attends
Environment Minister Hiroyoshi Sasagawa will attend ministerial meetings of the summit, officially known as the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
## Third consecutive skip
This marks the third consecutive year that a Japanese prime minister has not attended a U.N. climate summit.
## Absence for scheduling
Kihara said Takaichi will be absent for scheduling reasons, and the government does not think the absence will undermine Japan’s presence in climate diplomacy.
## Key takeaway

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will skip the U.N. climate summit in Turkey while Environment Minister Hiroyoshi Sasagawa attends ministerial meetings.