Russia and China have regularly dispatched forces to waters and airspace around Japanese territory.

TOKYO/BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan's strategic alliance with the U.S. would collapse if Tokyo were to turn away from a conflict in Taiwan, but distanced herself from previous comments that suggested a possible military response in such an event.

Japanese government bonds and the yen have sold off in recent weeks on concern over Takaichi's expansionary fiscal policy

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ground after major losses in recent years.

The spectre of coordinated yen buying by Tokyo and Washington has propped up Japan's currency, but history suggests the impact of an actual intervention could be limited, especially because Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is basing her snap election campaign on expanded stimulus measures.

This includes 113 affected flights between Beijing and Osaka, as well as 13 flights between Shenzhen and Hokkaido.

Sonja Hutson Yesterday he announced that the country retrieved the remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza. They are of Ran Gvili, a police officer who Hamas killed during the attacks on October 7th 2023. More than 250 hostages were taken and 1,200 people were killed that day. It triggered two years of devastating fighting in Gaza.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A leading indicator of Japan's services sector prices rose 2.6% in December from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, backing up the central bank's view that labour shortages will continue to prod companies to pass on rising costs.