Bungeishunju July Issue Released: Featuring 'Sanae Takaichi: The Unwritten Resume'

Bungeishunju Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Nariyuki Iikubo) will release the July issue of 'Bungeishunju' on June 10, 2026.

'Bungeishunju' July Issue

Table of Contents Highlights:

- Sanae Takaichi Study, Part 2: Sanae Takaichi's "Unwritten Resume," the "Year of Nothingness," and the Mystery of the Diplomat Examination (Hironori Jinno & Staff)
- Closest Bureaucrat a "Frequent Offender" for Extramarital Business Trips on Public Funds (Editorial Department)

- The Takaichi Administration and the Imperial House Law:
- The Emperor's "Concerns" Leaked (Editorial Department)
- Explaining the Reality of the Adoption Proposal and Former Imperial Families (Tomohiro Kuni)
- "Do Not Divide Japan with Hasty Amendments" (Takashi Mikuriya, Mariko Hayashi, Yoshihiko Noda)
- What is the "Sex-Specific Medicine" Led by Prime Minister Takaichi? (Hiromi Komiya)

- Kyoto Boy Murder Case: What Field Reporters Could Not Write (Masahiro Muraoka)
- The True Identity of "The Man Who Destroys the World," Netanyahu (Taichi Soga)
- Dialogue between Fumio Kishida and Masahiro Sekine: Saving Small and Medium-sized Enterprises!
- The Inside Story of the Honda President Mibe Ousting (Hisao Inoue)
- The End of Shareholder Capitalism: All H.U. Top Executives Resign! (Yasuyuki Onishi)

- New Serial, Dark Money in Kansai Exposed by Tax Authorities, Part 1: The Maritime Self-Defense Force Parasitizing Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Takashi Ichida)
- Arashi's Ohno-kun is My Lifesaver (Megumi Semiya)
- Kazuko Hosoki: Our "Hellish Experiences" (Naoko Utsunomiya)
- Hiromi Go: "My Mother's Rebuke Made Me Who I Am"
- Everyone, Have You Forgotten the Greatness of Batter Shigeo Nagashima? (Hiroshi Gondo, Yoshio Sotokoba, Masatsugu Hiramatsu)
- Spain Trip with Aiko Sato-sensei (Yasuhiro Saeki)
- Harada Hika x Teru Shimazu: Stories are Born in the Kitchen

- Feature: Simple Longevity Exercises:
- "I Adjust Myself Especially When My Heart is Hurting": Shima Iwashita's 85-Year-Old My Exercise
- Protecting "Muscle" and "Flexibility" through Exercise! (Toru Nakamura)
- Best 3 Determined! Gather! "Local Exercises" in 47 Prefectures (Hiromichi Sato, Masako Takei, Hidehiko Torikai)

- Face of Japan Interview: Kazuto Hongo: Aiming for an Ieyasu-style "Second Life"
- New Serial: Unforgettable "Showa People," Part 2: The Hesitation of Masaharu Gotoda (Middle Chapter) (Masayasu Hosaka)
- 57th Oya Soichi Non-Fiction Award Announcement & Evaluation

- Yumiko Udo Dialogue #90: "Mayors Can Change Society Most" (Shoko Kawada, Mayor of Yawata / Ryosuke Takashima, Mayor of Ashiya)

Comments from Editor-in-Chief Akihiko Kato:
"The 'Sanae Takaichi Study,' which received great feedback in the previous issue, continues with Part 2, tracing her days at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, which became the starting point for her political aspirations. Although Takaichi-san has talked eloquently about her youth in interviews and on YouTube, facts that had not been told before are emerging one after another from the testimonies of her peers. Also, regarding the 11-year-old boy murder case in Nantan, Kyoto, which drew significant media and online attention: what happened on the scene during the month-long intense reporting race? Reporters who were on the front lines share stories they can only write now."

Magazine Details:
Title: 'Bungeishunju' July Issue
Release Date: June 10, 2026
Price: 1,250 yen (tax included)
URL: https://bunshun.jp/list/magazine/gekkan-bunshun