William Sposato
@williamsposato.bsky.social
Tokyo-based writer and author with a focus on economics and diplomacy. Contributor to Foreign Policy. Co-author of "Collision Course" on the Carlos Ghosn saga.
Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win. foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/s...
Japan’s Prime Minister Takes on Bond Market Vigilantes
Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win.
foreignpolicy.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Sanae Takaichi’s massive spending program could be a risky political win. foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/16/s...
Sanae Takaichi may not get a chance to implement her hard-line conservatism. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/j... A just out Reuters headline sums up the contradictions: "Exclusive: Japan's new PM is preparing large economic stimulus to tackle inflation, sources say" Econ 101 anyone?
Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Inherits a Shaky Office
Sanae Takaichi may not get a chance to implement her hard-line conservatism.
foreignpolicy.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Sanae Takaichi may not get a chance to implement her hard-line conservatism. foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/j... A just out Reuters headline sums up the contradictions: "Exclusive: Japan's new PM is preparing large economic stimulus to tackle inflation, sources say" Econ 101 anyone?
Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are slowly fading. foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/08/j... Even more than the story, suggest looking at the video interviews of the hibakusha women. Amazing how calmly they can talk about what they went through.
Japan’s Peace Movement Braces for an Age of Nuclear Proliferation
Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are slowly fading.
foreignpolicy.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are slowly fading. foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/08/j... Even more than the story, suggest looking at the video interviews of the hibakusha women. Amazing how calmly they can talk about what they went through.
Friend just told me that Japanese Newsweek picked up my Foreign Policy story on the trade negotiations. It's pretty much playing out as expected although Japan would do better to avoid contradicting Trump. www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/worl...
トランプは日本を簡単な交渉相手だと思っているが...米メディアが指摘する日本の「したたかさ」
＜日本をなめているトランプだが、日本は1980～90年代の関税バトルを乗り越えてきている。日本を思うがままにするのは簡単ではないだろう＞
世界中の国に対する法外な関税を宣言した上で、2国間交渉で自分た...
www.newsweekjapan.jp
August 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Friend just told me that Japanese Newsweek picked up my Foreign Policy story on the trade negotiations. It's pretty much playing out as expected although Japan would do better to avoid contradicting Trump. www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/worl...
Takeout story on the Japan election. As one expert put it, a clear split between those who read newspapers and those who read social media. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/28/j...
Japan’s LDP Is Teetering as Far-Right Challenger Emerges
The ruling party may not be ready for the social media age.
foreignpolicy.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Takeout story on the Japan election. As one expert put it, a clear split between those who read newspapers and those who read social media. foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/28/j...