Japanese public figures call on PM Takaichi to retract erroneous remarks(1/3)

The photo shows Takakage Fujita, secretary-general of Japan's Association for Inheriting and Propagating the Murayama Statement, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Zhu Chenxi)

Over a dozen Japanese scholars, former government officials and public figures held a press conference in Tokyo on Monday, urging Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract her earlier erroneous remarks on Taiwan.

Kumiko Haba (first from left), professor emeritus at Aoyama Gakuin University, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Zhu Chenxi)

Kazuhiko Togo (second from right), an international politics scholar and former diplomat, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Zhu Chenxi)