A Chinese diplomat first appeared to threaten her beheading in a post quickly deleted from social media, a prominent nationalist commentator called her an "evil witch", and a cartoon on the X account of China's armed forces depicted her burning Japan's pacifist constitution.

Tensions spiraled on Nov. 8, when Takaichi said that a Chinese attempt to seize Taiwan by force would constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan.

China stepped up its economic war with Japan on Wednesday as a dispute between Asia’s two biggest economies intensified over a remark by Tokyo's new leader about a Japanese response to any Chinese military move against self-ruled Taiwan.

From Beijing vowing ‘further measures’ against Japan over Taiwan comments to relief for Nexperia, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.