Japanese Views on China-Japan Relations and Taiwan

How would you describe China-Japan relations

now?

Is it... Like politically, it's not good...

...but I like, like China people because like

the China people in Japan is so friendly...

...and are so kind for me. So like politically

China and Japan is not politically good... ...but

like personally, it's good. Wh- why do you think

it is politically bad though?

Well, you know, the Japan Prime Minister, like

Takaichi-san, said like something bad for like

China, like these days. She said about maybe

if something was to happen, Japan should defend

Taiwan... ...and Japan should start the war

with China. No. No, no, no. Disagree with that.

Yeah. We don't wanna happen the war again. How

would you describe China?

What do you think of China?

Uh, very, very long history. So what do you

think about the relation, China and Japan?

Uh, I want to become, uh, friends. So now not

friends, but you want to be friends. Yeah, want

friends. What do you think the relation, China,

Japan?

Relation so bad now. Oh, why?

Uh, Japan, Japanese top, Takaichi?

Yeah, Prime Minister. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. I, I,

I can't understand his, uh, talking about it.

So do you support Takaichi talk about Taiwan?

No support. What, what do you think of China?

How would you describe China?

A lot of Chinese people are really like caring

and welcoming, but also at the same time...

...there are stereotypes that people make from

like politics and economic... ...like perspectives.

Ah, okay. And so, how would you describe the

relationship with China and Japan now?

I don't know. Like, I don't want to be like

one side, like on one side... ...but I feel

like Japanese people have the stereotypes against

Chinese people. China has this like huge economic,

like society. And like so many parts of China,

like including Shanghai, Beijing, and like...

...it's overpopulated, but it's also like rich.

So I think we have like positive and negative

like stereotypes against China. Finally, I don't

know if you saw your Prime Minister Takaichi,

she recently spoke about like Taiwan. Yeah.

I don't think, I don't think Japan should be

involved because... ...like we signed a treaty

like after World War II and stuff. The Potsdam...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Potsdam. I feel like if they

want to involve themselves and involve just

like China and Taiwan... ...they should not

involve other countries like Japan. I really

like Chinese people 'cause they're really friendly,

and you know, on the internet they say a lot

of stuff... ...but that's, you know, just the

political side. But you know, you have to talk

with the people and the culture. And you have

to actually go to China to, you know, feel.

You can't judge by the cover basically. Yeah.

Got it. And so what do you think of the relationship

with China and Japan now?

Now?

Currently, you know, there's been a lot of political

issues recently... ...with the new Prime Minister

and everything. Do you support what she said

then?

Like about, you know, like Taiwan recently?

Do you support what she says about this or?

No, I don't really support or I don't... Why

not?

Like... ...do you think she should not be talking

about Taiwan or?

I mean, yeah, it's like their history, their

problem, so I don't really understand why...

...Japan would try to interfere with their own

problems. How would you describe China in maybe

one or two words?

Uh, China is very good. Uh, we can make good

relationship with China. Chinese people is very

friendly. So what, what do Japanese people think

about the history with China?

We must reflect on we, uh, our history. So

we can make good relationship for future.