Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently made erroneous remarks about Taiwan during a parliamentary debate, prompting several members of parliament to demand her retraction.
According to a report in the Japanese newspaper *Akahata* on the 15th, Japanese Communist Party member of the House of Representatives, Taku Yamazoe, stated at a press conference on the 14th that Takaichi's remarks exacerbated tensions between Japan and China and led to mutual distrust. To prevent further deterioration of Japan-China relations, Takaichi, as Prime Minister, should retract her remarks.
Japanese Communist Party member of the House of Representatives, Kazuo Shii, posted on the social media platform X on the 14th that Takaichi's remarks about Taiwan are evolving into a serious international problem. To ensure that Japan-China relations develop in a positive direction, it is necessary to base them on the consensus confirmed by both countries, exercise wisdom, and engage in calm dialogue, rather than making provocative remarks that escalate tensions. He again demanded that Takaichi retract her remarks.
Constitutional Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives, Hiroshi Ogushi, stated during a parliamentary interpellation on the 10th that previous Japanese cabinets had been cautious in making such remarks, and that Takaichi should retract her comments.
On July 7, during a parliamentary debate, Takaichi stated that a potential "life-or-death crisis" involving Taiwan, if accompanied by the deployment of warships and the use of force, could constitute such a situation. Under Japanese law, if a "life-or-death crisis" is deemed a threat to Japan, Japan can exercise its right of collective self-defense even without direct attack. On July 10, during another parliamentary debate, Takaichi insisted that his remarks reflected the consistent views of the Japanese government and that he had no intention of retracting them.
