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Japan PM Takaichi warns of China ‘coercion’, vows security overhaul

February 20, 2026 admin

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech in the Parliament, in Tokyo, Japan, on February 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned of growing Chinese “coercion” in her first post-election speech to parliament on Friday (February 20, 2026), and pledged ⁠to overhaul defence strategy, ease curbs on military…

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U.S. backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident

December 10, 2025 admin

Beijing said that the Japanese aircraft had repeatedly approached and disrupted the Chinese navy as it was conducting previously announced carrier-based flight training east of the Miyako Strait. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States has for the first time criticised China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last…

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Japan, Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets

December 7, 2025 admin

The Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, sails into Hong Kong. File | Photo Credit: AP Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday (December 7, 2025) after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets, a month after the Japanese leader’s recent remarks on Taiwan that stirred tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Defence Minister Shinjiro…

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Japan PM says wants ‘constructive’ China ties, Taiwan stance ‘unchanged’

November 21, 2025 admin

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday (November 21, 2025) that she wants “constructive” ties with China and that the country’s stance on Taiwan remains “unchanged” amid a spat with Beijing over the island. “At the end of last month, President Xi [Jinping] and I…

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China’s travel alert sparks sharp decline in Japan’s tourism, retail sector stocks

November 17, 2025 admin

Japanese tourism and retail shares dived on Monday (November 17, 2025) after China warned its citizens to avoid the tourist hotspot in a spat over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. Ms. Takaichi, seen as a China hawk, suggested this month that close U.S. ally Japan could intervene militarily in any attack on the…

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