Takaichi cannot gloss over her erroneous remarks with talk of dialogue

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Saturday marks one year since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made her erroneous and dangerous remarks provocatively suggesting that a contingency in the Taiwan Strait…

Saturday marks one year since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made her erroneous and dangerous remarks provocatively suggesting that a contingency in the Taiwan Strait could constitute a survival-threatening situation for Japan.

The most revealing feature of the ensuing diplomatic crisis is not simply that Takaichi has refused to retract her remarks and apologize, but that, while repeatedly professing her so-called "willingness" to engage China in dialogue, her government has continued to dismantle the political and institutional restraints that have defined Japan's postwar security policy.

The latest warning sign is Tokyo reportedly considering allowing nuclear weapons to enter Japanese territory under certain "emergency circumstances".

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