The claim
総理大臣が高市氏に代わるからトランプ政権が態度を変えた?
Original review summary
The review says the claim is false: reports that the Trump administration was considering tariff relief for major automakers appeared before Takaichi was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party. It also says Trump’s planned Japan visit had been reported before the election, so neither development was shown to be caused by her selection.[S1]
Additional context
The review reports that Reuters published its tariff-relief report at 5:51 a.m. on October 4, before the party’s runoff vote began at 2:30 p.m. and Takaichi was selected shortly before 3 p.m. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター(JFC) original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026