Overview
- Tokyo lodged a formal protest after China’s consul general in Osaka posted, then deleted, a violent message referencing Takaichi’s remarks, which Japan called extremely inappropriate.
- China’s Foreign Ministry characterized the post as a personal response and filed its own protests, accusing Japan of wrongful interference over Taiwan.
- Takaichi told parliament her comments were hypothetical and consistent with government views, declined to retract them, and said she would be more cautious about specific scenarios.
- U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass condemned the deleted post as a threat, and Taiwan’s presidential office said the envoy’s language exceeded diplomatic etiquette.
- Japan’s chief cabinet secretary reaffirmed commitment to the 1972 communique with China and said Tokyo wants any Taiwan issues resolved peacefully through dialogue.