[Breaking News]PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4.

PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi poses for photos at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference following her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference following her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference following her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference following her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference following her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference following her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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A copy of an extra edition of newspaper is handed out in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 4, 2025, following former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election earlier in the day.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holds hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting of her campaign after winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) holds hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

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Supporters of Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi are pictured in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Yokosuka, his constituency, on Oct. 4, 2025, after he lost to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote. (Pool photo)

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Japan LDP leadership election

A television screen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward shows former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

A television screen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward shows former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

A television screen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward shows former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi winning the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi are pictured in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Yokosuka, his constituency, on Oct. 4, 2025, after he lost to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara, on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (C) acknowledges fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the party's presidential election in a runoff vote. (Pool photo)

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara, on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Supporters of former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi celebrate after her victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tenri, part of her constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (facing camera) acknowledges fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (facing camera) acknowledges fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (C) acknowledges fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press after losing to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) is pictured after losing to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi after beating him in a runoff of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Standing behind them is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) meets the press after losing to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press after losing to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press after losing to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press after losing to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi after beating him in a runoff of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) is pictured after losing to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Japanese farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) is pictured after losing to former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in a runoff vote at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (C,R) holds hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C, L) and four other candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at a meeting of LDP lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Takaichi won the election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (C,R) holds hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C, L) and four other candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election at a meeting of LDP lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. Takaichi won the election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers of both houses of the Diet at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025, after winning the ruling party's presidential election in a runoff vote.