Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.

World War Three fears are on the rise after China publicly slapped down Japan's Prime Minister. Beijing issued the threat of military action against Tokyo if it tries to interfere in Taiwan. Tensions between the two countries,

A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.

Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region

BEIJING — Japan will suffer a "crushing defeat" by the Chinese military if it tries to use force to intervene over Taiwan, China's defence ministry said on Friday (Nov 14), ramping up the rhetoric over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks about the island.

An offhand remark from the prime minister of Japan has roiled Beijing, unleashing an onslaught of accusations and even threats of decapitation from Chinese officials. The Chinese Communist Party is demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract an assertion she made last week,

The Japanese leader warned that a Chinese attack on Taipei could trigger a military response from Tokyo. It took the new Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi,, less than a month in office to revive an old diplomatic crisis with China.