Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes active use of X, formerly Twitter, to communicate on behalf of the government.The government says, however, that posts from her personal account are not administrative records under the public records and archives management law. No legal provision requires the posts to be preserved, and critics warn that they may not be available for later scrutiny.From the launch of her administration in October last year through Oct. 12 this year, Takaichi posted 843 times on X. That is more than two posts a day on average, an unusually high rate compared with her predecessors.
Concerns arise as Takaichi’s X posts not kept as records
From the launch of her administration in October 2025 through Oct. 12 this year, Takaichi has posted 843 times — over twice a day on average.
In brief
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes active use of X, formerly Twitter, to communicate on behalf of the government.The government says, however, that posts from her personal account are not administrative records under the public records and archives management law. No legal provision requires the posts to be preserved, and critics warn that they may not be available for later scrutiny.From the launch of her administration in October last year through Oct. 12 this year, Takaichi posted 843 times on X.
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