Protesters gathered in front of Japan's parliament building in Tokyo on May 29, holding placards and lights in opposition to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration, according to Reuters.

Independent analyst Sze-Fung Lee, who specializes in Chinese hybrid warfare and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), has highlighted that China's influence pipeline is already active within Japan's information space. Lee focuses on gray-zone operations and cognitive warfare, emphasizing the integrated cross-domain nature of such tactics.

These developments underscore growing concerns about foreign interference in Japan's domestic affairs, particularly through information manipulation originating from China.

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