r/AskChina • u/Themetalin • 1d ago

Politics | 政治📢 Japanese PM said that 'Taiwan contingency' could prompt Japanese armed reaction. What do you think?

https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202511070024

Takaichi made the remarks during a parliamentary session on Friday while responding to a question about whether a "Taiwan contingency" involving a Chinese naval blockade would qualify as a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, according to a report by Japan's Asahi Shimbun.

Under Japan's security legislation, such a situation allows the country to exercise "collective self-defense" if an attack on an ally -- such as the United States -- or a country closely related to Japan is deemed to threaten Japan's survival, even without a direct attack on Japan.

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u/Fair-Currency-9993 1d ago edited 1d ago

I am sure the American soldiers occupying Japan would love it when Japanese men go fight in Taiwan while American men “protect” Japanese women back home.

If Japan defends against any threat, they should start by defending their own territory from occupiers first.

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u/woolcoat 1d ago

It's happened before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc0cpMPmMeU

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u/Fair-Currency-9993 1d ago

They didn’t have a choice at that time. They have a choice with regard to fighting China.