00:00a conference where he expressed a willingness for talks with China.
00:05We are not going to shut down any channels, regardless of differences.
00:11So I would like to send this message to the Chinese side that we are always welcome to the dialogue.
00:19The minister's comments come after Japan seized a Chinese fishing boat
00:23and arrested its captain when it was found in its exclusive economic zone.
00:27Ties between Tokyo and Beijing have been strained since Japanese Prime Minister Sakaiichi Sanae said
00:33the country could take military action if China were to attack Taiwan.
00:37The defense minister also referred to U.S.-Japan ties as unwavering
00:41and signaled support for Ukraine and Europe.
00:44The crucial point here is that the security of the Indo-Pacific and the Euro-Atlantic is indivisible.
00:52Attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force must never be tolerated.
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