# Will Japan’s Sanae Takaichi stand up to the US?

An episode of [The Globalist](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/474763182), 20 Aug 2026, 59 min.

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Over the past week, Japan’s prime minister Takaichi has seen the Trump administration sanction Tomoko Akane, a Japanese citizen and head of the International Criminal Court, which Japan still funds. Trump has also limited military drills with South Korea, which are in Japan’s national interest. So how will Takaichi respond? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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