No, Japan’s prime minster did not make friends with a cockroach, despite what you may have heard
Some reminders: Japan isn’t always as wacky as foreign media wants to think it is, literal translation can trip non-linguists up, and Osamu Tezuka was a really good manga creator. The official Twitter account of British newspaper The Telegraph greets visitors with “We speak your mind.” Honestly, that’s a pretty presumptuous statement, and a recent […]
The Telegraph recently printed a headline stating that Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had befriended a cockroach due to her loneliness. However, this sensationalized claim does not accurately represent Takaichi's actual Twitter post from August 22, 2026. Takaichi shared her experience of seeing cockroaches in her official residence, expressing her shock and disgust but ultimately deciding to coexist with them due to her love for Osamu Tezuka's manga Phoenix, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of all living things.
The Telegraph's headline misrepresents Takaichi's sentiment, which does not reflect loneliness or a desire to form a bond with insects, but rather highlights the idea that we are all interconnected in the universe.
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