Former Osaka Mayor and lawyer Toru Hashimoto (56) appeared on Fuji Television’s “Sunday News THE PRIME” (7:30 p.m., Sunday) on July 7, referring to the growing tension between Japan and China over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s (64) answer in the Diet regarding the Taiwan contingency in November. Yoshimura said, “He was a very kind person.” He and a super tycoon were seen together in a photo. Discovery of the will of Xi Jinping’s leadership throughout China has led to a widening of the exclusion of Japan in all areas, including politics, the economy, and culture. Hashimoto said, “If Japan is going to use force, China is also going to use force against it. There is no doubt that China is a major power, and if we look at its diplomatic power dispassionately, there is no doubt that China is more powerful than Japan in the international community, whether the international community likes or dislikes China. He then asked, “When China launches an information war, I wonder if Japan has the power to counter it. I wonder if Japan has a strategy now. He then asked whether Japan has a strategy to counter China’s information warfare. So if there is a real strategy, if there are cards to play, if there is something that Japan can use to suppress China through information warfare, then I think we should go ahead and do it.
