Opposition steps up criticism of Takaichi for skipping last month’s G7 meeting

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On October 6th, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appeared before the House of Representatives Finance Committee and addressed issues including her absence from the G7 leaders' online meeting on October 2nd...

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[Josei Jishin] The G7 online summit was held on the evening of October 2nd (Japan time). On the 5th, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (65) revealed on her Twitter account that "France, the chairing country, hastily arranged the meeting at the last minute, and a proxy attendance was permitted," indicating her absence and that Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuya Endo (59) had attended on her behalf. However, criticism of her absence has not subs…

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On November 5, 2026, Constitutional Democratic Party Senator Kiyomi Tsujimoto questioned Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi's parliamentary response regarding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's absence from the G7 online summit. "He admitted his mistake, saying he had a 'memory error' in his response to me," Tsujimoto stated. Takaichi was absent from the G7 leaders' online meeting held on the evening of October 2nd. Vice Minister for Foreign Affair…