Former Japanese Ambassador Gives Accounts of Japan-China Diplomatic Tensions

Former Japanese Ambassador Gives Accounts of Japan-China Diplomatic Tensions
Japan Coast Guard vessel PS206 Houou sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea on Aug. 18, 2013. Ruairidh Villar/Reuters
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An interview with former Japanese diplomat Hideo Tarumi has given insights into Tokoyo’s diplomacy with Beijing.

Mr. Tarumi—Japan’s ambassador to China from November 2020 to December 2023—spoke with Japanese media, Sankei Shimbun, on Feb. 18.