On the 16th, Japanese Constitutional Democratic Party leader Yoshihiko Noda and Policy Research Council Chair Chifumi Honjo sharply criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, stating that her remarks on Taiwan had “overstepped boundaries.”
At an internal party meeting held in Nagasaki Prefecture, Noda criticized Takaichi's statements on Taiwan as having “overstepped boundaries, leading to a very severe situation in Japan-China relations—a rather reckless act.”
He stated that Takaichi seemed to believe such remarks would win favor with Liberal Democratic Party supporters, and this was even more dangerous.
As a former prime minister, Noda criticized Sanae Takaichi, saying: “As the highest commander of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, making such unequivocal statements with such carelessness is a lack of self-discipline.”
Meanwhile, Chifumi Honjo also criticized Takaichi’s remarks on Fuji TV’s program in Japan.
Honjo stated that such comments underscored Takaichi’s “failure to fully understand the security legislation,” and also reflected that Takaichi “does not fully recognize Mainland China’s stance towards Taiwan.”
On the 7th, during a parliamentary session, Sanae Takaichi stated regarding a “Taiwan contingency” that if it involved the deployment of warships and the use of force, it could constitute a “situation threatening Japan’s survival.” According to Japanese law, should an incident be designated as a “situation threatening survival” to Japan, even if Japan is not directly attacked, it can exercise the right of collective self-defense.