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LDP’s Furuya Says Takaichi Called China’s Sanctions Against Him ‘Great Honor’

Summary by The Japan Times
The veteran lawmaker's account comes amid renewed friction between Tokyo and Beijing ahead of November's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

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[Yomiuri Shimbun] Keiji Furuya (Liberal Democratic Party), chairman of the bipartisan "Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentary League," revealed on the 9th that after he was subjected to asset freezes and other sanctions by China in March, he received an email from Prime Minister Takaichi saying that it was "a great honor to be remembered by a major power like China."

·Japan
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(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who sparked a backlash from China last year with remarks suggesting "intervention in the event of a contingency in Taiwan," went to China early this year...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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On the 7th, Liberal Democratic Party House of Representatives member Keiji Furuya, who also serves as the chairman of the Japan-Taiwan Friendship Parliamentary League, gave a speech at a ceremony celebrating Taiwan's National Day held at a hotel in Tokyo. He mentioned that when he himself was subjected to sanctions by China this spring, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told him that it was "a very honorable sanction"…

·Tokyo, Japan
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Comedian Makoto Otake appeared on Bunka Broadcasting's "Makoto Otake Golden Radio!" on the 9th...

·Osaka, Japan
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Topic of interest: Prime Minister Takaichi calls it "a great honor" Liberal Democratic Party House of Representatives member Keiji Furuya, speaking at a ceremony celebrating Taiwan's National Day, mentioned that when he was sanctioned by China this spring, he received an email from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi saying it was "a great honor" to receive the sanctions.

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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