We will work to ensure communication on shared challenges, promote dialogue to safeguard our national interests, and build a constructive relationship.
Japanese Prime Minister addressing parliament on relations with China.
Share
More from Sanae Takaichi
Japan has lodged a protest with U.S. authorities and called the crime 'exceptionally brutal and vicious'.
China is an important neighbor, and despite difficulties, we have built up a long-standing relationship over the years.
Takaichi has come under pressure from China to retract remarks she made last year that suggested Japan might mobilize its military in any collective effort to defend Taiwan from an invasion.
Other voices in this conversation
