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Feb 4 • 14:48 UTC • 🇯🇵 Japan • Asahi Shimbun (JP)

Prime Minister Takaichi absent from NHK program 'Decided by Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara' Handshake worsens chronic illness

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi missed an NHK debate due to a worsening of her rheumatoid arthritis, a decision made by Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Kihara after her condition deteriorated from excessive handshaking.

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