Less than a month into her term, Japan's conservative leader has stirred tensions with China by suggesting a Chinese move against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response.

Japanese government spokesman Minoru Kihara on Monday (November 17) called China's travel warning "incompatible" with what was agreed between the two countries. He also confirmed that a China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands on Sunday (November 16),