Japan Views Taiwan Strait as 'Survival Crisis': Takahichi Sanae's Hardline New Politics and Strategic Ambitions with Senkaku Risk Assessment

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently declared in parliamentary responses that Japan may invoke the 'Existence Threatened Situation' provision in the Security Legislation framework if military crises erupt in the Taiwan Strait, enabling collective self-defense. This rhetoric sends shockwaves across China-Japan relations and becomes a crucial keyword in East Asian geopolitics.