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China-Japan relations
Breaking news and analysis on China-Japan relations, covering trade, investment, the legacy of war in Asia, military tensions and the impact of wider issues such as the US-China trade war and South China Sea.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
South Korean protesters wear masks of President Yoon Suk-yeol (centre), US President Joe Biden and then Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida as they demonstrate against a trilateral military exercise in front of the US embassy in Seoul on June 27. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Opinion | China can win Japan and South Korea over from a US under Trump

Amid political changes in the three countries, China can carve out a new strategic landscape in East Asia by offering trade and cooperation.

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Hong Kong's WWII history

How AI is bringing conversations about wartime atrocities into the classroom

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China’s military

China’s PLA hosts young Japanese officers in renewed military exchange

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Japan

Japan urges Beijing to protect citizens in China on Nanking massacre anniversary

Concerns arise from recent attacks on Japanese nationals, including children, and increasing anti-Japanese sentiment fuelled by historical grievances.

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Japan’s flag flutters outside the Great Hall of the People. Photo: Reuters
Korean peninsula

China and Japan ‘share same position’ on stability in Korean peninsula: experts

Korean peninsula emerges as opportunity for Sino-Japanese security amid developing Russia-North Korea alliance, Trump presidency, experts say.

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China trade

Will Trump’s threats push China and Japan closer together?

Relations between the Asian powers have become highly strained in recent years, but officials from both sides are now talking up the value of cooperation.

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China and Japan face ‘crisis’ in ties, fail to adapt to ‘new reality’: ex-PM

Former Japanese leader Yasuo Fukuda urges action as public sentiment between the countries drops to 20-year low.

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Attendees gather for the annual Beijing-Tokyo Forum in Tokyo on Wednesday. Photo: Kyodo
China-South Korea relations

My Take | Is Trump factor at play as China grants visa-free entry to Japan, South Korea?

Unilateral move comes as Beijing faces headwinds both within and without, including fears about destabilising effect of incoming US leader.

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Diaoyu Islands

China, Japan’s public sentiment towards each other at 20-year low: survey

Chinese respondents most upset by release of Fukushima water last year, while for Japanese it is East China Sea disputes, survey also shows.

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Japan

Chinese man says he defaced Japan shrine to protest Fukushima discharge

Jiang Zhuojun pleaded guilty to charges of damaging property and disrespecting a place of worship.

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Japanese priests attend a ritual at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
Japan

China’s ‘wolf warrior’ envoy sparks row by backing Japanese leftist party

The incident has led to calls for the expulsion of Xue Jian, China’s consul general in Osaka.

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Xue Jian, the Chinese consul general in Osaka. Photo: SCMP
Japan

Can China stop Japan from ‘unilaterally siding’ with US through close ties?

China’s overtures aim to mitigate possible pressure under Trump 2.0, but could return to being confrontational in the future, analysts say.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Working with Japan on Fukushima and RCEP can benefit Hong Kong

Collaboration rather than confrontation would aid Hong Kong’s hopes of joining RCEP and efforts to improve the city’s disaster preparedness.

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China adds Japan to visa-free scheme for short-stay visitors as tensions ease

Travellers will be allowed to remain for up to 30 days in China without a visa from November 30.

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Travellers from Japan will be able to stay for up to 30 days in China without a visa from the end of this month. Photo: Shutterstock
Japan

Tokyo police seek arrest of Chinese teenager over shrine ‘toilet’ graffiti

The suspect, who also faces a charge of desecration of a place of worship, has already left Japan for Hong Kong.

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People pray at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine. Photo: AP
Climate change

Opinion | As China-Japan climate action grows, Tokyo must rethink LNG push in Asia

Japan’s progress in shrinking its domestic carbon footprint is being offset by its aggressive LNG development drive in South and Southeast Asia.

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‘Face history squarely’: China’s Xi urges Japan to help manage differences

It is hoped Japan will ‘properly handle’ major issues including Taiwan, Xi Jinping tells Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Apec margins.

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Diplomacy

Wang Yi’s talks with Japanese official suggest a Xi-Ishiba meeting lies ahead

Foreign ministry says both sides agree to leaders’ dialogue as Japanese media report plans for Japan’s new prime minister to meet Xi Jinping.

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Takeo Akiba of Japan, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, pictured in 2018, spoke in Beijing on Monday, in a meeting expected to clear the way for a a summit between the two countries’ leaders. Photo: AP
Japan

China blames ‘obstruction’ for military plane’s entry into Japanese airspace

Explanation for August 26 incident comes ahead of likely first meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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US-China relations

Wary of China, US ranks Japan ‘first’ among Aukus partners: envoy

‘Very close’ talks under way as Washington seeks Tokyo’s cyber-related and other technological support amid deeper Indo-Pacific engagement.

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China’s coastguard

China says it drove away Japanese fishing boat from waters near Diaoyu Islands

Vessel ‘illegally entered’ the country’s territorial waters and was warned to leave, according to Chinese coastguard.

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The Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea – known as the Senkakus in Japan – have long been a flashpoint in relations. Photo: Kyodo
Defence

Japan’s leader is calling for nuclear sharing with the US. Will it deter China?

If Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal becomes a reality, it will raise tensions and could drive Beijing to ‘push further on its own nuclear build-up’.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called for an “Asian version of Nato”. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

China and Japan vow to stabilise ties

Diplomacy

China’s Li Qiang and Japanese PM Ishiba pledge stable ties in first meeting

Japan’s new ‘military geek’ prime minister is looking to strengthen his country’s defences and roll out security innovations.

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China

Top Japan diplomat tells Beijing of ‘grave concerns’ about military activity

Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomes ‘new atmosphere’, during 45-minute call with newly appointed Japanese counterpart Iwaya.

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Takeshi Iwaya (left) held his first phone call as foreign minister with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Photo: Kyodo, AFP
Taiwan

Should China worry as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes the reins?

New leader has work cut out between bold security proposals, getting out of US shadow and need to improve Beijing ties, observers say.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his first policy speech to parliament, in Tokyo on Friday. Photo: AP
China-Russia relations

China’s coastguard takes part in first Arctic patrol with Russia

The ships entered the ocean on Tuesday, China’s national day, in an exercise closely monitored by the US.

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India

India rejects Japan’s call for ‘Asian Nato’, despite growing China tensions

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said unlike Japan, India had never been a treaty ally of another country.

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