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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

BIZARRE: Takaichi defends opposition to tax hike - What They Never Told You

Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday defended her tweet opposing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plan to raise taxes in conjunction with an increase in defense spending, declaring she "did not say anything wrong."

"If I'm to be removed from office, so be it," Takaichi said.

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