# Takaichi's 5 challenges

> Japan's PM faces growth, tax, market and diplomacy tests after one year in office.
- Title: Takaichi's 5 challenges · Nikkei Asia | Shortify
- Summary: Japan's PM faces growth, tax, market and diplomacy tests after one year in office. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must tackle five key challenges as…
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- Source: Nikkei Asia — https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/explainer/what-s-next-for-takaichi-5-challenges-ahead-for-japan-s-pm
- Published: 2026-10-21T01:28:09+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: sanae takaichi, japan, prime minister, growth, taxes, markets, diplomacy, news, business, world
## Takaichi's first year
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been in office for one year after a landslide election victory.
## Key challenges
She faces tests on growth, taxes, markets and diplomacy as she enters her second year.
## Recent pressures
Deteriorating relations with China, global energy crisis, financial-market turmoil and a ministerial resignation have impacted her leadership.
## Key takeaway

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must tackle five key challenges as she enters her second year in office.