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Takaichi says U.S.-Japan alliance would collapse if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the alliance between Tokyo and Washington would collapse if Japan failed to act in the event of an attack on the U.S. military during a conflict in Taiwan.