Takaichi says ties will ‘collapse’ if US forces are hit in Taiwan and Tokyo does nothing

Japan’s alliance with the United States would collapse if Tokyo turned a blind eye as US forces were attacked in joint operations in Taiwan, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday. “If something serious happens there, we would have to go to rescue the Japanese and American citizens in Taiwan. In that situation, there may be cases where Japan and the US take joint action,” Takaichi said in her latest elaboration of Japan’s potential military involvement in case of a Taiwan...