Japan PM Takaichi reflects on Taiwan crisis remarks, but offers no retraction December 17, 2025 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions from opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan member Hajime Hirota regarding a Taiwan contingency, during the House of Councillors Budget Committee session in the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2025. (Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) TOKYO -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated Dec. 16 that she had reflected on her past Diet remarks on a potential Taiwan crisis, which she said were perceived as exceeding the government's traditional stance, but she did not offer a retraction. During a Nov. 7 House of Representatives Budget Committee session
スーパーコピー時計 Takaichi was asked about how Japan would respond if China imposed a maritime blockade on Taiwan. She replied, "If it involves the use of warships and the exercise of force, it would, by any measure, constitute a survival-threatening situation (for Japan)." Regarding these remarks, it was revealed that the Cabinet Secretariat's prepared materials for her parliamentary answers did not include relevant sections and explicitly stated that the government would not answer questions concerning a Taiwan contingency. During the Dec. 16 House of Councillors Budget Committee session, Hajime Hirota
コピーブランド服 a member of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP)
ブランドコピーN級品 referred to this document and pressed the prime minister, asking, "Why did you refrain from responding?" Takaichi stressed that her remarks were the result of a back-and-forth with CDP member Katsuya Okada on various scenarios. She disclosed that there had been no "preparation meeting for the (Diet) response
コピー時計 N級品 " and added, "I recognize that my answer was understood as going beyond the government's established stance, and I will take this as a point for reflection as I approach future Diet debates." Hirota criticized this
スーパーコピー信用できるサイト stating, "The responsibility should not be put on the people listening to the statements." Additionally, Takaichi stated that regarding "a foreign country that has a close relationship with Japan" being under attack, which is a requirement for declaring a survival-threatening situation allowing Japan to exercise collective self-defense, "the possibility of countries other than the United States qualifying is quite limited in reality." Regarding whether Taiwan would fall under this category, she stated only that "it is not predetermined and would be judged based on individual and specific situations." A survival-threatening situation is defined as when "an armed attack against a foreign country that has a close relationship with Japan occurs," and that it "threatens Japan's survival and poses a clear danger of fundamentally overturning people's right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This allows the Self-Defense Forces to use force under the right of collective self-defense. (Japanese original by Hiroyuki Tanaka, Political News Group) Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page Related Articles Prep materials indicate Japan PM made controversial Taiwan remarks on the spot Japan PM Takaichi's blunt remarks on Taiwan just latest in long string of controversies
