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Chancellor Gaoshi met with German Chancellor Merz and expressed his desire to position bilateral relations as a "premium partner" and deepen cooperation in various fields such as security and advanced technology.
Japanese public opinion
Reactions in the comment sections of related Japanese TV news videos on YouTube.
Positive / Negative toward: Japan's 'premium partner' designation for Germany and deeper security and tech cooperation
Positive points
Germany and other like-minded partners are reliable friends for Japan.
Working with several partners is the realistic path to security.
Good to see diplomacy pushing Indo-Pacific peace and security.
Negative points
Germany is too close to China to trust with our security.
Worried about tech leaks if Germany joins the fighter project.
Merz's weak standing at home makes this partnership questionable.
This is not a random-sample survey. It covers only comments posted on these YouTube videos, which were classified and summarized by AI. The speech bubbles are AI-written paraphrases of common points, not quotes from actual comments.