Kenneth Weinstein appears on the BBC to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decision to call snap elections and analyzes how the move could affect Japan’s already tense relations with China.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)