Japan Condemns Chinese Diplomat’s Beheading Threats Over PM’s Speech

Japan’s prime minister said a Chinese military attack against Taiwan would likely constitute a ’survival-threatening situation' for Japan.

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee at the National Diet in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on Nov. 10 that the Japanese government had lodged a strong protest with Beijing following a senior Chinese diplomat’s threatening remarks aimed at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Kihara told reporters that the foreign ministry and the Japanese Embassy in China had requested an immediate retraction of the statement made by the Chinese diplomat.