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Japan's Takaichi Calls Korea an "Important Neighbor"... Says He Will "Speak His Mind" to China

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi referred to South Korea as an "important neighbor" and stated that she would further strengthen relations across a wide range of fields, including security and the economy. While taking a firm stance toward China, with whom relations are frozen, by declaring that she would "assert what needs to be asserted," she also kept the door open for dialogue.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi referred to South Korea as an "important neighbor" and stated that she would further strengthen relations across a wide range of fields, including security and the economy. While taking a firm stance toward China, with whom relations are frozen, by declaring that she would "assert what needs to be asserted," she also kept the door open for dialogue.

(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Do-yeon = Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated on the 5th regarding relations with South Korea that she would strengthen ties, calling them an "important neighbor"...

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Ahead of his second year in power, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae reaffirmed the government's will to fully pursue controversial policies, such as actively releasing money and strengthening defense through early revisions to the “3 Security Documents.” He said Korea is an “important friendly country,” and “we have a relationship that has been built over a long period of time” with China

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Topic of interest: If you ask me, what Takaichi is doing is like a cat hissing, not even getting into a fight. — Kihei Maekawa (A citizen deeply concerned about the rightward shift) (@brahmslover) October 1, 2026

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described South Korea as an "important neighbor" and stated that she would further strengthen relations across a wide range of fields, including security and the economy.

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한겨레 broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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