Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed his support for Japan on Thursday with a lunch of Japanese-sourced sushi, after China indicated it would ban all imports of the country's seafood in an escalating dispute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/taiwan-president-japan-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi
Tokyo is working to smooth things over with Beijing — while telling nationals living in China to stay on alert for anti-Japan sentiment — as the fallout from a recent spat extends to realms outside politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/politics/japan-china-strained-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #foreignministry
Japan has dispatched a senior official to China to cool boiling bilateral tensions following recent remarks made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tokyo’s response in the event of a Taiwan emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/politics/china-japan-kanai-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #mofa #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi
Concerns over the future of Tokyo's relationship with Beijing continues to grow after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/japan-china-taiwan-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi
China has warned its citizens not to travel to Japan, the first significant retaliatory move by Beijing following comments by Japan's leader that Tokyo could intervene militarily if China uses force against Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/politics/china-japan-takaichi-taiwan-travel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #pla #sdf #sanaetakaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi broke with years of precedent after she hinted that Japan could provide military support for Taiwan if it were attacked — part of a gradual evolution in Tokyo’s approach to the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #sdf #taiwanjapanrelations #pla
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has refused to back down after controversial remarks on Japan's potential involvement in a Taiwan contingency, going farther than any of her predecessors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #china #defense #sdf #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations
Japan’s Sanae Takaichi has appeared to allay fears of a more hawkish approach to Beijing, but her open support for deepening ties with Taiwan is likely to further complicate the already strained relationship with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan-china-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #laichingte #xijinping
China criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for meeting with Taiwan officials on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and her subsequent social media posts about the discussions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/politics/china-hits-takaichi-taiwan-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te "exuberantly" congratulated former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi on winning the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/japan/politics/taiwans-lai-congratulates-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #laichingte #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #taiwanjapanrelations
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, who is running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, expressed hopes for dialogue with Chinese leaders over Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/ldp-takaichi-china-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations
Guests from China and Taiwan have reportedly clashed at a reception at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Denmark. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/taiwan-china-clash-denmark-reception/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwan #china #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations
Former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is visiting Japan on a "personal" trip, her office said, prompting an angry rebuke from China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/tsai-ing-wen-taiwan-visit-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tsaiingwen #taiwan #china #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations
The Pentagon is urging Japan to make clear the role it would play in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, a report has said, with the U.S. Defense Department’s No. 3 official appearing to confirm the push. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-japan-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #usjapanrelations #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #defenseministry #indopacific
Taiwan's government said it is happy Nagasaki will let it send attendees for the first time to the peace ceremony on Aug. 9, the anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/taiwan-nagasaki-peace-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #nagasaki #atomicbombings #wwii #hiroshima