Tokyo, Dec. 2 -- Leaders from several Japanese opposition parties have sharply criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her recent erroneous remarks on Taiwan, urging her to withdraw the remarks to prevent further damage to Japan-China relations.
Speaking on a TV program aired by public broadcaster NHK on Sunday, Satoshi Honjo, Policy Chief of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said Takaichi's Diet statements revealed an inadequate understanding of what constitutes a "survival-threatening situation" under Japanese law.
He argued that her remarks diverged significantly from relevant legislation, from how the Taiwan question is situated in Japan-China relations, and from the consistent positions expressed by successive Japane...