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The Kyoto News Agency reports that Japanese Foreign Ministry official Masaaki Kanai will tell Chinese officials that Japan's policy towards Taiwan has not changed, despite Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi's remarks in Parliament this month that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute an existential threat for Japan, justifying a military response.
Both sides have exchanged diplomatic protests.
Beijing says its premier, Li Chang, has no plans to meet with Takeuchi at the G20 summit in South Africa, apparently due to the dispute.
On Friday, China's government advised citizens not to visit Japan due to safety concerns.
More Chinese have visited Japan this year than citizens of any other nation.
Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.
Last Friday, Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi told Parliament that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan's survival and prompt a military response.
On Saturday, China's Consul General in Osaka, Xue Jian, quoted Takeuchi's remarks, adding on social media that, quote, "...the filthy head that recklessly sticks itself in must be cut off without a moment's hesitation."
The remarks were widely understood to mean Takeuchi's head.
Tokyo complained and Xue's post was later deleted.
Japan's chief government spokesman said Xue's remarks were highly inappropriate, coming from the head of a Chinese diplomatic mission.
China's foreign ministry called Takeuchi's remarks gross interference in China's internal affairs.
Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.
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's declaration of emergency is intended to speed up relief efforts, disbursement of government funds, and allow price controls on basic goods.
Typhoon Kalmegi dumped a month and a half's rainfall on Cebu City in one day, causing severe flooding.
More than 2 million people were affected and more than half a million residents were displaced.
The dead include six people killed when an Air Force helicopter on a relief mission crashed on the island of Mindanao.
Even as authorities grapple with the effects of Typhoon Kalmegi, they're preparing for the arrival of another powerful typhoon in the country's north early next week.