Both countries have summoned each other’s ambassadors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could draw a military response from Tokyo.

Beijing is furious with the Japanese prime minister after she said Japan would defend itself if China moved to seize the island.

China's Foreign Ministry, as well as its embassy and consulates in Japan, advise citizens to avoid traveling to Japan in near future, citing 'multiple criminal offenses and incidents of attacks agains

China has been ramping up its criticism of recent remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae over a possible Taiwan emergency.

Beijing has erupted in fury after Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hinted that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger Tokyo’s military response. China summoned Japan’s ambassador, accused Tokyo of “revived militarism,

A Chinese diplomat’s call to cut off the prime minister’s “filthy head” signaled a revival of a combative style Beijing had tried to dial back.

Last week, Takaichi told parliament that armed attacks on Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory, could warrant sending troops to the island under "collective self-defence".

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute “a survival-threatening situation” for Japan, drawing sharp criticisms from Beijing.