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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

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

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

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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

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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China and Japan vow to stabilise ties

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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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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the Asean leaders’ meetings on East Asia cooperation in Vientiane on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua

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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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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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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The exercise is the first time Chinese coastguards have patrolled the Arctic. Photo: Weibo/ 央视军事

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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Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s external affairs minister, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday. Photo: Bloomberg

Opinion | Don’t hate people for their political leaders’ wars and crimes

It is the leaders, not the regular people, who use the military might of nations to invade other countries and oppress other peoples.

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‘They bring comfort and smiles to me’: fans say goodbye to Tokyo zoo pandas

‘Just like pandas, I hope Japan and China can be friends,’ said a visitor, who came to admire Ri Ri and Shin Shin at Ueno zoo.

Japan is about to get a new prime minister. What will it mean for China?

Advocate of ‘Asian Nato’ to counter China who also seeks more balanced US ties could ruffle feathers on either side of Pacific, analysts say.

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Shigeru Ishiba has been elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, virtually ensuring that he will become the country’s next prime minister. Photo: Reuters

US wants ‘regular’ missile launch notification process after China’s ICBM test

Washington and France say Beijing gave advance notice of this week’s test, which Pentagon says was a ‘step in the right direction’.

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The PLA released pictures of the ICBM test on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Japan makes first Taiwan Strait transit

Japan vessel joins Australia and New Zealand in its first Taiwan Strait transit

A Japanese destroyer sailed through the stretch of water between the island and the Chinese mainland on Wednesday morning.

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China urges ‘calm, rational’ response from Tokyo after boy’s fatal stabbing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Japanese counterpart last week’s attack in Shenzhen was an ‘individual’ case and should not be ‘politicised’.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) is pictured with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa in New York on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

Japan, China top diplomats to meet in New York over murder of Japanese boy

Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa of Japan says she will ‘strongly urge’ Chinese counterpart ‘to provide a clear explanation of the facts’.

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Letters | Hong Kong factors complicate China-Japan youth exchange

Readers discuss obstacles to people-to-people efforts aimed at improving China-Japan relations, and the latest US advisory on Hong Kong.

China faces calls for transparency over safety fears after stabbing death

Series of recent assaults on foreigners could harm country’s image and further set back Beijing’s attempts to lure more people to visit, observers say.

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A woman lays flowers outside a school in Shenzhen attended by a Japanese boy who died after being stabbed on his way to the school on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

China to ‘gradually’ lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

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Man accused of stabbing Japanese boy jobless with criminal record: Chinese media

Information about the sensitive case is tightly controlled by Chinese police, media and internet censors.

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China to ‘gradually’ lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

The decision comes a year after the restrictions were imposed over the release of waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

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Japanese boy mourned in China after fatal stabbing

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Japanese child’s fatal stabbing in China is an ‘isolated case’, Beijing says

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Tokyo views child’s death ‘as a serious and grave matter’ and urges Beijing to protect Japanese in China.

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Chinese authorities inspect the scene of a stabbing at the Shenzhen Japanese School on Wednesday. A 10-year-old student attacked by a man died on Thursday. Photo: Kyodo

Japan protests against ‘unacceptable’ route taken by Chinese aircraft carrier

The warship and two destroyer escorts passed close to outlying Japanese territory en route to the Pacific.

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Child from Japanese school stabbed in China on sensitive 918 anniversary

Local police detain 44-year-old man accused of attacking the primary student who is being treated in hospital for injuries.

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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
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