Now that the Japanese ruling coalition has secured a majority in the lower house, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi doesn't need to "immediately resign". However, attention remains focused on her recent erroneous remarks and actions.
During a TV program late last month, Takaichi had asserted that in a so-called serious situation in the Taiwan Strait, Japan would collaborate with the United States to "evacuate nationals" from the Taiwan island. She argued that if US forces were attacked and Japan failed to respond, the Japan-US alliance would collapse.