Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi found herself in hot water this week after arriving nearly an hour late to the G20 summit in Johannesburg on November 22. 📅 Video footage shows her entering the venue after other world leaders had already settled into their seats – a timing mishap that's gone viral globally.
🔥 The plot thickened when Takaichi revealed on social media that she'd spent "hours selecting an outfit to project dignity" for the event. While fashion diplomacy is real (we see you, COP26 sweater vest era), many Japanese netizens criticized the prioritization, with one trending comment asking: "Was the perfect blazer worth missing climate crisis talks?"
🌐 The incident comes as Japan seeks to strengthen its global leadership role in 2025. Political analysts are debating whether this was a simple scheduling error or reveals deeper challenges in balancing image crafting with diplomatic pragmatism.
