May 11, 2026

As the Japanese government plans to revise its three security-related documents within the year, Japanese media reported that assessments and perceptions of China have become one of the major points of contention among various parties.

Japan's government and ruling coalition differed over whether to explicitly label China as a "threat" in the upcoming revision of its three security-related documents by year-end, as views on China have become one of the major points of contention, according to a Jiji Press report on Sunday. 

According to Jiji Press, amid cooling China-Japan relations following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on the Taiwan question, using stronger wording such as "threat" than that used in the current documents would inevitably spark backlash. While hardliners within the ruling coalition favor tougher language, others believe Japan should take relations with China into account and adopt more restrained wording.

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