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Japan and China launch defense communication mechanism to prevent air and sea clashes
Japan and China launched a communication mechanism between their defense authorities Friday to avert accidental clashes in the air and at sea, while sidestepping a territorial row over the uninhabited Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The launch of the Maritime and Aerial Communication ...
All 21 members of what is thought to be a Christian group from Japan detained in China since May have now returned home, according to a Foreign Ministry source. Many of the group members, all Japanese citizens, are likely to have been deported, the source ...
Japan-China relationship is on the mend
Momentum can change trends in international relations. A series of summits in Panmunjom and Tokyo has created growing momentum toward dialogue and peace rather than pressure and tension. In April, the leaders of the two Koreas agreed to work with the United States and China ...
The scarcity of top-level exchanges speaks volumes about the state of Japan's diplomatic ties with its regional neighbors.
China's first indigenously built aircraft carrier began inaugural sea trials on Sunday, in a display of the Asian giant's growing technological prowess and as it seeks to expand the reach of its navy further into the Pacific. The massive 50,000-metric-ton carrier, known only as the ...
China's presence at trilateral summit likely to limit Japan's say in Korean affairs
Wednesday’s trilateral summit with China and South Korea will afford Japan something it has craved for weeks.
Abe, Xi agree to cooperate in tackling N. Korea nuclear issue
In a landmark event, the first phone call ever between the leaders of Japan and China leads to cooperation on the abduction issue and Korean denuclearization.
JBIC proposes Japan-China consortium for Thai railway project
A senior official with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation has proposed a Japan-China consortium build a high-speed railway system in Thailand, in what the agency called the first proposal to have companies from the two countries work together on an infrastructure project in ...
China outlaws uploading of photos of people in Imperial Japanese Army costumes
China's legislature has enacted a law to criminalize the uploading of photographs containing people dressed in costumes based on the defunct Imperial Japanese Army. The law was unanimously approved by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Friday. It will take effect on ...
Amid lingering tensions, signs of possible Japan-China collaboration
Difficulties still abound in bilateral relations, but events of late may move Tokyo and Beijing toward increased cooperation.
In first, Chinese aircraft carrier performs drills in Pacific, Japanese Defense Ministry says
The Defense Ministry in Tokyo confirmed Saturday that for the first time China has conducted a drill in the Pacific with its sole operating aircraft carrier. The ministry said it had detected several apparent fighter jets being launched from the Liaoning, which was sailing eastward ...
Japan's multilayered, multilateral strategy
Tokyo has some work to do to convince the region its strategy is not designed to contain China.
