On August 22, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posted that she could not bring herself to kill insects, including cockroaches. The post quickly drew ridicule from Japanese netizens: - She spares a cockroach, yet supports arms exports that can take human lives. - Why show mercy to a pest while ignoring the lives lost in war? - What about disaster victims and ordinary Japanese struggling to make ends meet? Recently, Takaichi has become increasingly active on social media, a move that has been linked to her declining approval ratings and seen as a sign of growing anxiety.