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CHINA US RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2014
Japan, China navy chiefs set to meet for talks
The chief of the Maritime Self-Defense Force is expected to meet China's top naval officer during a trip to attend an international symposium later this month, a Japanese government source has said.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2014
China seen snubbing Japan for fleet review in Qingdao
The Chinese Navy has not extended an invitation to the Maritime Self-Defense Force to take part in an international fleet review China will host late next month, a senior Japanese defense official said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2014
China's top diplomat denounces Japan's take on historical issues
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday criticized Japan's leaders for mishandling historical issues, saying their recent words and deeds are running counter to the spirit the two countries shared when they normalized diplomatic relations in 1972.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2014
East Asia should build resilience through disaster-relief cooperation
The president of Soka Gakkai International urges Japan, China and South Korea to take the initiative in building a model of cooperation that will serve to mutually strengthen regional resilience to extreme-weather events and other disasters.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2014
Chinese to sue Japanese firms over wartime forced labor
A group of Chinese experts and citizens will on Wednesday file a lawsuit against Japanese companies to seek compensation for victims of wartime forced labor, a lawyer involved in the plan said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2014
Japan to raise air defense zone again at U.N. agency
Japan plans to propose taking up the issue of air defense identification zones with the International Civil Aviation Organization as it did last November after China's declaration of an ADIZ in the East China Sea that covers the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2014
History overshadows present and future Japan-China relations
Can Japan and China find a way to reduce the risk of conflict, and prevent continuing hostilities that could last decades? Can they peacefully coexist in the new era when they are both great powers?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Dec 7, 2013
Impending Japan-China war has the makings of a Clancy classic
On Nov. 23, China announced the creation of a newly expanded air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, overlapping a large expanse of territory also claimed by Japan. The move has produced a visceral reaction in the Japanese vernacular media, particularly the weekly tabloids. Five...
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2013
Three Chinese vessels enter territorial waters near Senkakus
Three Chinese maritime surveillance ships sail inside Japanese territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Thursday morning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2013
Abe: China stirs up rows to build support at home
China has a 'deeply ingrained' need to spar with neighbors over territory, because the Communist Party uses the disputes to maintain strong domestic support, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2013
Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for first time since radar-lock incident
Chinese maritime surveillance vessels are spotted traveling near the Senkakus for the first time since the Japanese government accused China of targeting weapons radar at a Japanese destroyer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2013
China accuses Japan of using radar case to 'hype crisis' in ties
Beijing accuses Tokyo of worsening strains in bilateral relations by announcing that a Chinese warship locked its weapons-targeting radar on a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer in the East China Sea on Jan. 30.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / WEEK 3
Jan 19, 2013
Nanjing remembers; disputes fester
Young Chinese marking the 75th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre are baptized in battles over war memory that shape bilateral relations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 19, 2013
Meiji Japanese who sought to improve China
ASIA FOR THE ASIANS: China in the Lives of Five Meiji Japanese, by Paula S. Harrell. Merwin Asia, 2012, 407 pp., $35 (paperback)
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 27, 2011
History museum takes no prisoners
A powerful earthquake devastated Sichuan Province in 2008 and recovery is still ongoing, but this prosperous and fertile region of southwest China has also suffered a series of man-made disasters.
Reader Mail
Apr 13, 2008
Respect citizens, not symbols
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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.
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.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Morning-after pill buyers back prescription-free sales following trial
Some 2,181 morning-after pills were sold at 145 pharmacies across the nation, with Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture recording over 200 sales each.
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.”

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