Reference News Network, January 30 report: According to Kyodo News website, January 29 report, regarding the Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Sanae's parliamentary testimony on "Taiwan's crisis," which stated that it might constitute a "life-or-death crisis situation" allowing for the exercise of collective self-defense rights, a citizens' rally demanding the withdrawal of the testimony was held on January 29 at the Constitutional Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Nagatacho. It has been continuously pointed out that the "loss is immeasurable" due to the postponement of Japan-China exchange activities.
Yukio Hatoyama, who served as prime minister during the Democratic Party administration, gave a speech as a guest, criticizing Takahashi's testimony for undermining Japan-China relations, and said, "She should not continue to be prime minister." He called on people to "assess whether Takahashi is good or bad on this issue," reminding voters to consider it when casting their votes in the House of Representatives election.
Former bureaucrat and political and economic commentator Koga Shigemasa also gave a speech, pointing out, "It would have been better to immediately withdraw, but it was not withdrawn, which is like pouring salt into the wound for China." He expressed a sense of crisis, saying, "It will make people feel that Japan is an object that is useless even if communication takes place."
The rally was organized by the citizen group "Continuation and Development of the Murayama Prime Minister's Statement," which aims for Japan-China friendship, and about 200 people attended.
On the afternoon of January 29, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama criticized Prime Minister Takahashi Sanae's remarks on Taiwan. Photo taken at the Constitutional Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Nagatacho. (Kyodo News)
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