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CHINA JAPAN RELATIONS

COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2020
Japan-China ties, according to Beijing
Beijing's perceptions of the state of Japan-China relations and Japan-U.S. relations reflect an aspiration of what they hope to manifest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2020
Japanese response to alleged global Chinese assault on rights 'lukewarm,' rights group says
Human Rights Watch released a scathing report Wednesday slamming the Chinese government for crafting an "Orwellian high-tech surveillance state" at home and deploying its growing economic clout to silence its critics overseas, while an official with the group criticized Japan's response to alleged rights...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2020
Harvard scholar Joseph Nye sees role for Japan in U.S.-China 'cooperative rivalry'
Japan could play a "very important role" in balancing the "cooperative rivalry" between the United States and China, renowned American scholar Joseph Nye said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2020
China's navy commissions biggest and 'most powerful' surface warship
China's navy commissioned its biggest and most advanced surface warship yet, the Nanchang guided-missile destroyer, on Sunday morning in the port city of Qingdao, state media reported.
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2020
Jan 2, 2020
Japan faces a diplomatic balancing act in 2020 as it seeks to manage ties with the U.S. and China
In the spring, President Xi Jinping is set to come to Japan, the first visit by a Chinese president in nine years.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2019
Japan PM Takeshita heeded warning to avoid Yasukuni before 1988 China trip
In August 1988, the Japanese ambassador to China urged Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, months before his trip to the country, declassified diplomatic records showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2019
Japan's year that could have been
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe guided Japan's diplomacy in 2019 with a steady hand.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 23, 2019
2020 relations among Japan, China and South Korea
Don't expect any big surprises or setbacks in 2020 among the players in East Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2019
Yoshihide Suga hopeful Abe-Moon summit will be springboard for mending ties
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday expressed hope that a planned meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will be a springboard for mending bilateral ties.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 18, 2019
The Shandong, China's first homegrown aircraft carrier: More than just a symbol of prestige
The commissioning puts China in a small group of nations with multiple aircraft carriers as it reportedly continues to work on building a third.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami