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CHINA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2014
Chinese vice premier voices hope for resuming economic dialogue with Japan
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang reportedly said Wednesday that a ministerial-level economic dialogue with Japan should resume despite lingering bilateral tensions, referring to talks that have been frozen since August 2010.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2014
Chinese minister asks Japan to keep investing despite frosty political relations
Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng is expressing concern over the recent sharp fall in direct investment from Japan.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2014
Business delegation sets foot in Beijing
A delegation of around 200 executives from major Japanese firms arrived Monday in Beijing with the hope of opening a path for improved bilateral relations.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2014
Business delegation hopes to pave way for Abe-Xi summit in latest China visit
A large group of Japanese business leaders will start a six-day visit to China on Monday in an effort to build closer economic ties and repair icy bilateral relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2014
Abe steals a march on China with South Asia tour
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies to Bangladesh for a two-stop tour of South Asia to assert Tokyo's interests in a region where it has ceded influence to China.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2014
Japan Coast Guard to seek to double budget to expand Senkaku patrols
The Japan Coast Guard will request a budget of ¥50.4 billion for fiscal 2015, twice its current budget, to enable enhanced security of territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, coast guard sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 18, 2014
Lawmakers, China's vice president agree to improve bilateral ties
A group of Japanese lawmakers agreed Monday with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao that both countries need to make efforts to mend bilateral relations.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2014
Abe's shrine offering riles China, South Korea
China said Friday it "resolutely opposed" Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's monetary donation to war-related Yasukuni Shrine on Friday, the 69th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2014
Three ministers visit Yasukuni on surrender day anniversary; Abe refrains
Three Cabinet ministers visit war-related Yasukuni Shrine as Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2014
Free Hug activist hopes to mend fences in Asia
It was August 2011 when Koichi Kuwabara hit the streets of Seoul with a mission in mind.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2014
Chinese authorities fine Fuji-Q copyright violator
A local Chinese authority in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, has punished the operator of a spooky house for copyright violations involving Japanese amusement park Fuji-Q Highland in Yamanashi Prefecture, NHK reported Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2014
JOC tells youth athletes to avoid wearing their uniforms in Nanjing
The Japanese Olympic Committee has told its Youth Olympic Games athletes not to wear their official tracksuits when out and about in the host city of Nanjing, China, due to fears over potential attacks.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2014
Kishida may have sought Japan-China summit in talks with Wang
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday he met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Myanmar and discussed measures to improve relations strained by disputes over territory and the perception of wartime history.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2014
China criticizes warnings in Japan's defense white paper as 'groundless'
China criticized Japan on Tuesday for making "groundless accusations" against Beijing in its annual defense white paper.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2014
Abe probably won't visit Yasukuni Shrine on surrender anniversary: administration sources
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is leaning toward not visiting war-related Yasukuni Shrine on the Aug. 15 anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, administration sources say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2014
Taiwan first lady to attend exhibit
Taiwan's first lady, Chow Mei-ching, will visit Japan next week for a trip she postponed last month after posters and other promotional materials prepared by the Japanese side omitted the word "national" in referring to a rare exhibit by Taiwan's National Palace Museum, the Tokyo National Museum said...
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 24, 2014
Senior Japan, China diplomats hold secret meeting amid frayed ties
A senior Japanese official secretly visited China this month to explore the possibility of arranging a meeting between the countries' leaders, according to unnamed sources.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2014
Japan reluctant to join China-led investment bank
Japan tells China it is reluctant to be one of the founders of the new infrastructure investment bank Beijing wants set up in Asia.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2014
Tokyo National Museum bends to Taiwan to salvage exhibition of Chinese treasures
Tokyo curators rethink earlier decision on wording of promotional materials for an exhibition of Chinese treasures as Taiwan's first lady postpones her visit to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 11, 2014
China seeks UNESCO listing for Nanking Massacre, sex slave archives; Japan protests
The government has filed a protest against China's applications to have what it says are historical documents on the 1937 Nanking Massacre and Japan's wartime "comfort women" brothel system registered in the U.N. archive program, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.

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