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Japan PM Takaichi moves into 'haunted' official residence

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (centre) and Japan Business Federation Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui during the 14th Keidanren Council Meeting in Tokyo on December 25, 2025. [AFP]

Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi may have extra trouble sleeping after she moved into the prime minister's official residence, where ghosts of Japanese soldiers from a century ago are reputed to reside.

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