Japanese lawmakers travel to Beijing, seeking to mend ties after Takaichi’s Taiwan remark fallout
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers, including one from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party, headed to Beijing on Monday (August 24, 2026) to meet with Chinese officials for the first time since ties between the two Asian rivals deteriorated after PM Takaichi’s comment on…