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A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
China ratcheted up the pressure on Tokyo as a prolonged dispute with Beijing over the Japanese leader's remarks on Taiwan appeared inevitable.
Incoming U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Xavier Brunson speaks during a change-of-command ceremony at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in December.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2025
Upside-down map highlights role South Korea could play in regional crisis
The move is the latest step by the U.S. to make clear that it views its forces as having “strategic flexibility” in countering not just North Korea but also China.
A Chinese tourist group is led by a tour guide at Sensoji temple, a popular sightseeing spot at Tokyo's Asakusa district, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2025
China tour groups start canceling Japan trips amid spat
In the days after the safety warning, at least two state-owned Chinese travel agencies scrapped group bookings made months in advance.
Taiwan's Chiangkong missile system in Taipei on Sept. 18. The U.S. has confirmed that it will sell Taipei an advanced air defense missile system worth almost $700 million — the same type battle-tested in Ukraine.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
U.S. confirms sale of $700 million air defense system to Taiwan
This is the second weapons deal with Taipei in a week, with only Australia and Indonesia now operating the similar systems in the Indo-Pacific.
Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
Singapore sees a ‘tactical pause’ in tensions between U.S. and China
A long-term partial decoupling could emerge if the economic giants fail to rebuild trust, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan warns.
In U.S. President Donald Trump's view, wars abroad have left the U.S. military overstretched, and his answer has been to push allies in Europe and Asia to shoulder more of the burden for their own defense.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
U.S. retreat as world’s top cop under Trump opens door to regional strife
The good news is a great-power war remains unlikely.
Chinese electric vehicles are parked at the Chancay megaport as Chinese automakers are gaining ground against traditional brands in the South American electric vehicle market, in Chancay, Peru on Nov. 13.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 19, 2025
Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America — without Tesla
Part of China's success has been partnering with trusted local importers to offer more affordable models tailored to regional tastes.
Tourists ride on a double-decker sightseeing bus in Tokyo’s Ginza district on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2025
Foreign visitors to Japan hit record high for October
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in October surged 17.6% from a year earlier to 3,896,300, the Japan National Tourism Organization said.
Chinese consulates in Japan and elsewhere regularly conduct gray-zone operations in the form of “pop-up” events at nondesignated diplomatic facilities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 19, 2025
Beware China’s ‘gray-zone’ activities on Japanese soil
China’s wolf-warrior diplomacy and belligerent social media posts are not the only unsettling activity carried out by Chinese diplomats in Japan.
The skyline of Lower Manhattan is seen at dawn from across the Hudson River in New York on Oct. 18.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2025
U.S. is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans, study shows
The U.S. received the most official sector credit from China, more than $200 billion for nearly 2,500 projects and activities, the report said.
U.K. Minister of State in the Home Office Dan Jarvis makes a statement to members of Parliament on an "espionage alert" issued by Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5, in the House of Commons in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
MI5 warns U.K. lawmakers of new Chinese espionage threat
The security service said spies used cover stories to approach U.K. officials on sites like LinkedIn, often offering jobs as freelance consultants.
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Tokyo has warned nationals living in China to be on alert for anti-Japanese sentiment, while a Japanese animated film's release date in the nation was postponed.
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2025
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
The ancient strategy resurfaced after Prime Minister Takaichi said Japan might need to respond militarily if China forced Taiwan’s unification.
(From left) Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Foreign Minister Sugiono, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attend a joint press announcement after their meeting at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 18, 2025
Japan and Indonesia zero in on maritime security as they agree to boost defense ties
The move could also open up opportunities for trilateral cooperation with Australia following Jakarta’s announcement of plans to upgrade a key defense agreement with Canberra.
The book cover of Taiwan's civil defense handbook at a printing house in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Taiwan to give security handbook to all households as China threat rises
The handbook includes for the first time instructions on what to do if citizens encounter enemy soldiers and states any claims of Taiwan's surrender should be considered false.
A worker checks the printed book cover of Taiwan's civil defense handbook at a printing house in Taoyuan, Taiwan, November 14, 2025.
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2025
Taiwan to further tighten export controls for dual-use technology
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Taiwan has updated its export control regime to prevent Taiwanese high-tech goods from being illicitly used for military purposes.
Members of a Chinese tour group cross a road in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2025
Japan-China spat over Taiwan comments sinks tourism stocks
Asia's two top economies are closely entwined, with China the biggest source of tourists — almost 7.5 million visitors in the first nine months of 2025 — coming to Japan.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers a question during a session of the House of Councilors Budget Committee at the National Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2025
Tokyo-Beijing Forum postponed following Takaichi's Taiwan remark
The postponement was requested in a letter from the China International Communications Group, with which Japanese nonprofit think tank Genron organized the event since 2005.
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2025
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
Masaaki Kanai, a top Foreign Ministry official, will be looking to explain that there has been no change in Japan’s existing position on the Taiwan issue.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Nov. 7.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2025
Announcement of Japan-China survey results postponed amid diplomatic spat
This is the second time that the announcement of the latest survey results has been postponed at the request of the Chinese side.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
Osaka proposes to halt applications for minpaku private lodgings
The Osaka Prefectural Government and several municipalities on Monday submitted a proposal to halt new special-zone minpaku applications, citing repeated complaints about some foreign guests.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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