China-Japan row over Takaichi's Taiwan comment enters 2nd year

Japanese leader does not extend overtures to Beijing, relying on US diplomacy Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping a week before Takaichi's controversial November 2025 comment on Taiwan. © Kyodo TOKYO -- Saturday will mark one year since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remark on a Taiwan crisis that has angered China and stalled bilateral diplomacy even as Tokyo's security environment grows more challenging.