The latest deterioration of Japan-China ties has highlighted that a dangerous new equilibrium between the two countries is emerging — one that will test each other’s resolve, especially in the year ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/japan/politics/japan-china-relations-2026-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #donaldtrump #defense #sdf #pla
A wave of visits to Taiwan by Japanese lawmakers is underway, underscoring the close ties between Tokyo and Taipei and drawing a sharp response from Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/politics/japan-lawmakers-visit-taiwan-china-anger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #laichingte #ldp
Koichi Hagiuda, deputy secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Monday agreed to strengthen Japan-Taiwan relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/politics/japan-ldp-exec-taiwan-president-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #laichingte #taiwanjapanrelations #ldp #chinajapanrelations
Lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to visit Taiwan despite the current tensions between Japan and China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/politics/japan-ldp-lawmakers-taiwan-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #ldp #koichihagiuda #sanaetakaichi
Beijing wants the world to believe that unification with Taiwan represents the rightful and intended state of the postwar system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/12/japan/china-guardian-of-postwar-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #taiwan #us #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #okinawa #ccp #defense
China’s escalating backlash to Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks backfired by reinforcing Japan’s long-held position on Taiwan, strengthening ties among the self-governing island, Japan, the U.S. and First Island Chain partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/10/japan/chinas-takaichi-attack-backfires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #taiwan #uschinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #treatyofsanfrancisco #chinesecommunistparty #onechinapolicy #usnationalsecuritystrategy #firstislandchain #okinawa
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, is the “highest-ranked political newcomer” to the Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women ranking. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/society/takaichi-forbes-powerful-woman-list/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sanaetakaichi #women039sissues #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations
How Tokyo responds to Chinese coercion will determine whether other middle powers resist or capitulate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/04/japan/takaichi-push-back-on-beijings-bullying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about a Taiwan emergency have caused a stir. Here’s a look at why — and what Japan’s role could be in such a crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/explainer/explainer-japan-existential-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #us #sdf #defense #sanaetakaichi
Taiwanese prosecutors charged Tokyo Electron for failing to prevent staff from allegedly stealing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. trade secrets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/companies/taiwan-charge-tokyo-electron-tsmc-secrects/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tsmc #tokyoelectron #chipmakers #taiwanjapanrelations
The dispute between China and Japan could drag on for a year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has said in an interview, adding that Taipei hopes the two sides can find a way to resolve their differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/taiwan-minister-china-japan-spat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #linchialung
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rebuffed demands from China to retract her recent comments about Taiwan, saying there was no change to Tokyo’s stance on how it would respond to a major regional security crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/politics/takaichi-rejection-taiwan-remarks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #defense
The U.S. has Japan’s back in any dispute it has with China, and Beijing’s recent remarks slamming Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have been outrageous, U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/glass-backs-japan-china-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #georgeglass #sanaetakaichi #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations
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