Japan-PM Remarks/Official

Japanese official criticizes Takaichi's erroneous remarks, military expansion

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Tokyo, Japan - Dec 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of National Diet building

Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hideaki Uemura, member, House of Representatives (ending with shot 3):
"As Japan's prime minister, Takaichi's erroneous remarks are truly deeply regrettable. No matter how harsh the wording, it is insufficient to express this 'regret.' Furthermore, such incitement is accompanied by increased defense budgets. I believe this is fundamentally wrong."

FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of Japanese prime minister's office, pedestrians, security guards

Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hideaki Uemura, member, House of Representatives (ending with shot 5):
"Now Takaichi says she wants to raise defense spending to two percent. Originally it was said to be gradually increased by fiscal year 2027, but now it is brought forward to fiscal year 2025, meaning the two-percent target shall be achieved by March 2026. Where will such a huge budget actually come from? The Japanese government has not provided a clear explanation at this stage."

FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of pedestrians

Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hideaki Uemura, member, House of Representatives (ending with shot 7):
"I believe the Three Non-Nuclear Principles are one of Japan's very important peace policies. The current Takaichi administration's intent is precisely to dismantle them, and I am firmly opposed to this. What we must do is peaceful diplomacy, but regrettably, Japanese politics is not genuinely advancing peaceful diplomacy."

Tokyo, Japan - Dec 16, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of National Diet building, security guards, vehicle moving

Tokyo, Japan - Dec 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. National Diet building, pedestrians, security guards

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From making erroneous remarks to introducing a series of military expansion policies, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to accelerate Japan's political rightward shift, according to Hideaki Uemura, a member of the House of Representatives.

In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Hideaki Uemura stated that the Japanese government's practice of exaggerating security crises to promote military expansion is fundamentally wrong.

"As Japan's prime minister, Takaichi's erroneous remarks are truly deeply regrettable. No matter how harsh the wording, it is insufficient to express this 'regret.' Furthermore, such incitement is accompanied by increased defense budgets. I believe this is fundamentally wrong," said Hideaki Uemura.

At a Diet (parliament) meeting on Nov. 7, 2025, Takaichi claimed that the Chinese mainland's "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, which has immediately drawn strong criticism at home and abroad.

Hideaki Uemura noted that the Japanese government has constantly breached defense policy red lines and increased defense budgets in recent years, saying that such a political trend is deeply disturbing.

"Now Takaichi says she wants to raise defense spending to two percent. Originally it was said to be gradually increased by fiscal year 2027, but now it is brought forward to fiscal year 2025, meaning the two-percent target shall be achieved by March 2026. Where will such a huge budget actually come from? The Japanese government has not provided a clear explanation at this stage," Hideaki Uemura said.

Speaking of Japan's post-World War II peace philosophy, Hideaki Uemura emphasized that Japan should learn from history and must not repeat the mistakes of war.

He also urged Japan to follow the path of peaceful diplomacy.

"I believe the Three Non-Nuclear Principles are one of Japan's very important peace policies. The current Takaichi administration's intent is precisely to dismantle them, and I am firmly opposed to this. What we must do is peaceful diplomacy, but regrettably, Japanese politics is not genuinely advancing peaceful diplomacy," he said.

The Three Non-Nuclear Principles, not possessing, not producing and not allowing introduction of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory, were first declared in the Diet, Japan's parliament, by then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1967 and viewed as a national credo.

Takaichi was considering reviewing the third of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, which prohibits nuclear weapons from entering Japan's territory, raising strong doubts and concerns at home.

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  • ID : 8460566
  • Dateline : Dec 15/16, 2025/Recent/File
  • Location : Japan
  • Category : Politics/Other
  • Duration : 1'34
  • Audio Language : Japanese/Nats/Part Mute
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-01-06 22:03
  • Last Modified : 2026-01-07 16:57:34
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8460566
  • Dateline : 2025年12月15日/16日/最近/資料
  • Category : Politics/Other
  • Duration : 1'34
  • Audio Language : 日本語/自然音声/一部音声なし
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : 中国大陸での使用は不可
  • Published : 2026-01-07 16:52
  • Last Modified : 2026-01-07 16:57:34
  • Version : 1

Japan-PM Remarks/Official

Japanese official criticizes Takaichi's erroneous remarks, military expansion

Dateline : Dec 15/16, 2025/Recent/File

Location : Japan

Duration : 1'34

  • English
  • 日本語


Tokyo, Japan - Dec 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of National Diet building

Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hideaki Uemura, member, House of Representatives (ending with shot 3):
"As Japan's prime minister, Takaichi's erroneous remarks are truly deeply regrettable. No matter how harsh the wording, it is insufficient to express this 'regret.' Furthermore, such incitement is accompanied by increased defense budgets. I believe this is fundamentally wrong."

FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of Japanese prime minister's office, pedestrians, security guards

Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hideaki Uemura, member, House of Representatives (ending with shot 5):
"Now Takaichi says she wants to raise defense spending to two percent. Originally it was said to be gradually increased by fiscal year 2027, but now it is brought forward to fiscal year 2025, meaning the two-percent target shall be achieved by March 2026. Where will such a huge budget actually come from? The Japanese government has not provided a clear explanation at this stage."

FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of pedestrians

Tokyo, Japan - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Hideaki Uemura, member, House of Representatives (ending with shot 7):
"I believe the Three Non-Nuclear Principles are one of Japan's very important peace policies. The current Takaichi administration's intent is precisely to dismantle them, and I am firmly opposed to this. What we must do is peaceful diplomacy, but regrettably, Japanese politics is not genuinely advancing peaceful diplomacy."

Tokyo, Japan - Dec 16, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of National Diet building, security guards, vehicle moving

Tokyo, Japan - Dec 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. National Diet building, pedestrians, security guards


From making erroneous remarks to introducing a series of military expansion policies, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to accelerate Japan's political rightward shift, according to Hideaki Uemura, a member of the House of Representatives.

In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV), Hideaki Uemura stated that the Japanese government's practice of exaggerating security crises to promote military expansion is fundamentally wrong.

"As Japan's prime minister, Takaichi's erroneous remarks are truly deeply regrettable. No matter how harsh the wording, it is insufficient to express this 'regret.' Furthermore, such incitement is accompanied by increased defense budgets. I believe this is fundamentally wrong," said Hideaki Uemura.

At a Diet (parliament) meeting on Nov. 7, 2025, Takaichi claimed that the Chinese mainland's "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan, which has immediately drawn strong criticism at home and abroad.

Hideaki Uemura noted that the Japanese government has constantly breached defense policy red lines and increased defense budgets in recent years, saying that such a political trend is deeply disturbing.

"Now Takaichi says she wants to raise defense spending to two percent. Originally it was said to be gradually increased by fiscal year 2027, but now it is brought forward to fiscal year 2025, meaning the two-percent target shall be achieved by March 2026. Where will such a huge budget actually come from? The Japanese government has not provided a clear explanation at this stage," Hideaki Uemura said.

Speaking of Japan's post-World War II peace philosophy, Hideaki Uemura emphasized that Japan should learn from history and must not repeat the mistakes of war.

He also urged Japan to follow the path of peaceful diplomacy.

"I believe the Three Non-Nuclear Principles are one of Japan's very important peace policies. The current Takaichi administration's intent is precisely to dismantle them, and I am firmly opposed to this. What we must do is peaceful diplomacy, but regrettably, Japanese politics is not genuinely advancing peaceful diplomacy," he said.

The Three Non-Nuclear Principles, not possessing, not producing and not allowing introduction of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory, were first declared in the Diet, Japan's parliament, by then Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in 1967 and viewed as a national credo.

Takaichi was considering reviewing the third of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, which prohibits nuclear weapons from entering Japan's territory, raising strong doubts and concerns at home.

ID : 8460566

Published : 2026-01-06 22:03

Last Modified : 2026-01-07 16:57:34

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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