China has reacted strongly to Japan’s Prime Minister suggesting an attack on Taiwan could prompt Japan to militarily intervene.

Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home.

The Japanese leader only sleeps two to four hours a night—and has personally pledged to ditch work-life balance in favor of “work, work, work.”

Japan's Cabinet has approved a $135 billion stimulus package to help spur the economy and relieve the impact of higher prices.

Relations between Tokyo and Beijing have dramatically soured, with nationalist rhetoric in China and an apparent threat of beheading from one of its diplomats.

As China warns its citizens to avoid visiting Japan, ostensibly for safety reasons, amid the latest diplomatic spat between the two countries, Japan's Foreign Ministry on Friday disclosed crime data to refute the Chinese contention.

By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Friday escalated its warning of currency intervention and the central bank governor signalled the chance of a near-term interest rate hike,

Japanese people gather in front of the prime minister’s official residence on November 21, 2025 to protest against Sanae Takaichi’s erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan. Photo: Courtesy of Risa Shirasaka