A silent echo of Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statements in early November, in which she suggested Tokyo's anticipation of utilizing the "collective right to self-defense" in the context of Taiwan. It is hard to describe this differently than as political stupidity, as commentators in the cherry blossoming country note, indicating that specified declarations unnecessarily tighten relations with China, the most crucial economical partner of Tokyo. Japan, according to...
