Japan says warplanes scrambled as Chinese drone detected near southern island close to Taiwan

Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if Beijing attacks Taiwan.

Japanese divided on military response to China over Taiwan, Kyodo poll shows

The Japanese public is divided on whether Japan should exercise its right to collective self-defence if China attacks Taiwan, a Kyodo news agency poll found on Sunday.

Taiwan woman in Japan reports harassment to police who tell her ‘man has apologised’

Victim who is ‘slapped hard’ on the buttocks chases assailant, kicks him in the belly; police respond by saying there is nothing they can do.
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