Japan's Takaichi is winning fans not with politics but with her style and 'work, work, work' mantra

TOKYO (AP) -- The pledge by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to "work, work, work, work and work" for her…

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Japan

• 17-yr-old suspected of carrying out cyberattack with AI help in Japan
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• Osaka expo's economic impact estimated at 3 trillion yen: think tank
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World

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Business

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Sports

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