An Algerian expert and a Uruguayan official criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her wrongful remarks that exposed Japan's ambitions for military expansion, which is endangering regional and international order. At a Diet meeting in early November, Takaichi claimed that the Chinese central authorities' "use of force on Taiwan" could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan and implied the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Strait, which drew strong criticism worldwide. Smail Debeche, president of Algeria-China Friendship Association, said Japan should end its attempts to expand military power as it did during World War II. Leonardo Batalla, who is responsible for international relations at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, said he firmly opposes the interference in China's internal affairs. Shotlist: Algeria - Jan 7, 2026: Tokyo, Japan - Dec 16, 2025 1. Various of National Diet building; Algeria - Jan 7, 2026 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Smail Debeche, president of Algeria-China Friendship Association (partially overlaid with shot 3): "I think the wrongful remarks made by the Japanese side are not in the interests of Japan itself and the Japanese people. It is irrational and illogical to make such statements. After World War II, Japan should have shouldered its corresponding responsibilities and obligations. However, instead of deeply deploring its war past and earnestly apologizing, Japan seems to be trying to expand its military power in the region and display arrogance, much like in the wartime era. This practice must be stopped." [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; Tokyo, Japan - Recent 3. Various of pedestrians [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 4. Various of National Diet building, pedestrians; Tokyo, Japan - Dec 19, 2025 5. Pedestrians in front of National Diet building; Uruguay - Dec 30, 2025 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Leonardo Batalla, director, international relations, Ministry of Labor and Social Security (starting with shot 5/partially overlaid with shot 7): "Japan's remarks are a provocative act. Japan is a defeated country in World War II. Now, its right-wing forces are attempting to revive the ambitions of the militarist era. Such an approach is detrimental to international relations because it interferes in China's internal affairs."; FILE: Tokyo, Japan - Nov 20, 2025 [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; 7. National Diet building, traffic [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; 8. Various of National Diet building. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]