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China summoned the Japanese ambassador on Friday and made "serious demarches" over Takaichi's comments, Beijing said.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

There "wasn't a whole lot of appetite" for the outreach made through U.S. embassies in diplomatic notes called demarches, a U.S. official said, according to one source.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2022

It established a series of steps that can be taken, including holding joint meetings with foreign countries’ ambassadors and issuing demarches, which are essentially diplomatic warnings.

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2016

Two demarches have been issued in the last 18 months: one to Algeria and one to Iraq, both sent in March 2015.

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2016

There are ten demarches in fencing; four in advancing, five in retiring, and one to turn your adversary, or hinder him from turning you.

From The Art of Fencing The Use of the Small Sword by Mahon, Andrew