Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called on the United Nations on September 23, 2026, to remove Cold War-era references to Japan and Germany as 'enemy states' from the UN Charter. China and Russia have recently weaponized the outdated designation in attacks on Japan.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will call for the United Nations to remove references in its charter that refer to Japan and Germany as “enemy states,” a classification recently highlighted by China to criticize Tokyo amid a breakdown in relations over remarks Takaichi has made about Taiwan.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the United Nations should scrub the World War II-era designation from its Charter. China and Russia have used the term recently to attack Japan.