China's Wang Yi urges Japan and South Korea to solve dispute during trilateral talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi asked Japan and South Korea to seek a solution to their differences “through dialogue” amid concern that worsening relations may threaten regional economic stability.
The study by the University of Sydney says a decade of “delayed and unpredictable funding” for the U.S. defense budget has seen Washington lose its primacy in the Western Pacific.
Chinese military aircraft conducted a drill in international waters of the East China Sea in late May that simulated the targeting of Self-Defense Force destroyers, according to Japanese government sources Sunday, in what the government considered "an extremely dangerous military action." Officials said the drill, ...
Abe sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on anniversary of WWII surrender
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the 74th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, but refrained from visiting the Shinto shrine on the day for the seventh year in a row. The ...
U.S. plans to send Vice President Mike Pence to Japan for emperor's post-accession ceremony
The U.K.’s Prince Charles and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan are among the other foreign dignitaries who are planning to visit for the October ceremony.
New Chinese history textbook to stress territorial rights over Japan-administered Senkakus
A new Chinese history textbook will stress that the disputed Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture have been part of China since ancient times, according to the Global Times, a newspaper affiliated with the Communist Party of China. With China Coast Guard ships active around the ...
ASEAN nations hope Japan and U.S. can 'shape' behavior of China, Thai expert says
While the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has grown concerned about the impact on the region of trade tensions between the United States and China, the 10-member group has high hopes that Japan and China will step up cooperation in spurring the regional economy ...
China Coast Guard vessels spotted in Japanese waters off Aomori for first time in two years
Two China Coast Guard ships briefly entered Japanese waters Friday off Aomori Prefecture, the first Chinese government ships spotted in this area since July 2017, the Japan Coast Guard said. At around 2:40 a.m. A Japan Coast Guard vessel identified two Chinese ships entering Japan's ...
China has singled out Japan for its shifting security policies and lambasted the United States for undermining global stability, noting rising strategic competition among major powers, in its first defense white paper in seven years. The white paper, released Wednesday and titled "China's National Defense ...
In wake of election, a host of foreign policy challenges await Abe
After Sunday's election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party — along with its coalition partner Komeito — remains firmly in the saddle with a strong majority in both the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet. While the results of the poll were not surprising, they ...
U.S.-China trade war may provide window of opportunity for Japan businesses
Although China's economy has been slowing down due to a trade war waged by the United States, hurting not only exports but also domestic demand, such a situation may provide a window of opportunity for Japanese businesses. As relations between the two Asian nations have ...
Underlining improved Japan-China ties, Abe and Xi meet ahead of G20 summit
Visiting Chinese President Xi and Prime Minister Abe held a bilateral meeting in Osaka ahead of the G20 summit Thursday to underline the recent improvement in Japan-China ties.
