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The claim

石破首相「中国の領空侵犯は即射撃を検討」などと発言?

Original publisher’s rating

不正確

Reviewed by 日本ファクトチェックセンター ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review says the viral post altered Ishiba’s remarks: he discussed considering legal changes to allow the Self-Defense Forces to use harmful force, not immediately firing at Chinese aircraft violating Japanese airspace. The review cites his September 22, 2024, remarks on a Fuji TV program and concludes that the viral wording did not reflect what he said.[S1]

Additional context

The review says a Chinese aircraft violated airspace over the territorial waters off Nagasaki on August 26, 2024, and that Japan scrambled fighter jets to issue notice and warnings. [S1]

It also reports that Japan used flare rounds as a warning during a Russian airspace violation on September 23, 2024, and that the government said this did not constitute use of weapons. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: 日本ファクトチェックセンター. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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