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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives for a plenary session of the House of Representatives at the National Diet in Tokyo on October 5, 2026. — AFP pic
TOKYO, Oct 8 — Japan has told Beijing to “show appropriate respect” after a Chinese spokesman addressed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi only by her name with no title.
Japanese foreign ministry spokesman Toshihiro Kitamura said Wednesday that Tokyo had relayed its concerns to Beijing after its foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun referred to the Japanese leader only as “Sanae Takaichi” at a news conference last month.
Historically tense ties between Japan and China have soured further recently, after Takaichi suggested in 2025 that Tokyo may intervene in an attack on Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory.
Guo had been discussing Japanese talks on possessing nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines at the news conference on September 30.
Kitamura did not comment directly on his Chinese counterpart’s remarks but told a regular news briefing: “Even when there are differences in our positions, I believe that, as a matter of international protocol, it is only natural to show appropriate respect to the leader of another country.”
“We are conveying this stance to China as well, in an appropriate manner,” he said.
Japanese lawmakers have visited China in recent weeks in an attempt to cool diplomatic tensions.
Takaichi called Beijing an “important neighbour” in a recent policy address and pledged to build a stable relationship between the rival nations. — AFP
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