Japan should cooperate in Taiwan's defense

Episode 6 February 13, 2026 00:01:39
Japan should cooperate in Taiwan's defense
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Japan should cooperate in Taiwan's defense

Feb 13 2026 | 00:01:39

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Japan should cooperate in Taiwan's defense

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Japan's election ended in a landslide victory for the Liberal Democratic Party. However, the Sanseito Party and Team Mirai also made significant gains. Though still small parties, I want to believe they will become parties that shoulder Japan's future. With the LDP's landslide victory, Prime Minister Takaichi will continue in office. From now on, measures against foreigners, especially crackdowns on Chinese nationals, will likely become stricter. Well, they got a bit too cocky. It's only fair they get kicked out around this point. ...Or so I thought, but I can't hide my surprise at how quickly the government moved, immediately seizing Chinese fishing boats illegally operating within Japan's EEZ. I hope they keep this up and thoroughly deport any foreigners causing trouble. Otherwise, it's the hardworking foreigners who suffer. Also, Japan should definitely export weapons to Taiwan. Since we're already authorized to export lethal weapons, I think Japan should supply Taiwan with its high-performance domestically produced arms. I'm not saying this because I want war. The Taiwan Strait is Japan's sea lane. We can't let China take control of that. Fortunately, Taiwan is a friendly nation to Japan. We should deepen our bonds in defense relations too. What do you all think? Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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