Japanese Ambassador to Australia Warns China: Insulting Japan is Equivalent to Waging War, It's Time to Get Angry!
Recently, the Japanese ambassador to Australia, Yamamuro Nobuhiro, issued a strong statement that has attracted widespread attention. He stated, "Insulting Japan is equivalent to declaring war," and specifically requested that the Japanese vice minister of foreign affairs, Funakoshi Issei, immediately summon the Chinese ambassador to Japan and expel the relevant person.
As the Japanese ambassador stationed in a third country (Australia), Yamamuro's extreme words intervening in Sino-Japanese bilateral affairs itself reflect the anxiety and hardline tendencies of some Japanese diplomats toward the current China policy.
Although the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly lodged "protests" with China, it has not declared the Chinese consul Xue as "unwelcome" as Yamamuro had urged. This indicates that Japan still has a clear understanding of the situation and maintains a certain degree of restraint, and Yamamuro's remarks are more of an expression of impotent anger.
The Sankei Shimbun published an editorial the next day stating "diplomacy cannot lack backbone," while the Asahi Shimbun reminded "emotional diplomacy is unhelpful in solving problems." Yamamuro was appointed to Australia in 2023, during a time when Japan was strengthening its cooperation with the U.S., Australia, and India under the Quad framework and promoting the "Indo-Pacific Strategy." In this context, his high-profile statements may also be intended to convey Japan's determination to "uphold national dignity" to its allies, thereby reinforcing its role within the regional alliance.
To be honest, American officials' humiliation of Japan is almost routine, but Japan has never shown any protest, and Yamamuro has always been obedient, not uttering a single word of rebuttal.
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