<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixAFBVV95cUxPNGxiV081YXZ2VGJDWnMxSXFKTzhPWWdNbnJFN1BvdmRxUnBtcW1rZHhGSi1TOFZmb01GZmRCREFNX2NMd1hpY2dRWDNVc3dJal9OYXlDN1B4U0cxNmJmYTV4TmdweHZEMUNvQ1duWUxFbmdrcFhsVGJua0JiaE5LU2FfMWQwcUxVUDh2OF9KYXY1VlhFTlVqTFl4WFJYSUFoNzRDMTVVS1V6RFVGdnpTSTljV2RLZDdzaFU1MndwSDRrN2Z2?oc=5" target="_blank">Japan's Takaichi ditches austerity, reassures markets with fiscal pledge</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivering her policy speech in Tokyo on Feb 20. PHOTO: REUTERS Published Feb 20, 2026, 02:22 PM Up