Ishiba expresses eagerness to visit China soon
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed an eagerness to visit China as soon as possible during a meeting with the secretaries-general of the ruling parties on Thursday. The meeting comes before…
Blinken in final Japan visit as Trump’s return weighs on Tokyo’s mind
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off talks with his counterpart in Japan on Tuesday, as the top American diplomat seeks a nervous Tokyo that their alliance will remain…
Ex-PM Miyazawa aired doubts about China’s democratization to Clinton in ’93
In 1993, then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa expressed his skepticism about China's democratization in a summit with then-US President Bill Clinton, according to Japanese diplomatic documents declassified by the Foreign Ministry…
Japan’s top diplomat visits China as a step toward mending ties
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, met for the first time in Beijing on Wednesday as the two Asian powerhouses try to mend ties ahead of…
Trump’s Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced a slew of picks to fill key Pentagon positions, but his choice to be the Defense Department's policy chief may be the most consequential…
China boosting influence over Global South, Japan think tank says
China is expanding its influence over Global South developing and emerging countries using its economic clout amid rising discontent with the international order led by the West, a Japanese government…
Ishiba urges deeper G7 security cooperation as North Korea gets closer to Russia
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba used an online meeting of Group of Seven leaders on Saturday to raise alarm over growing military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, particularly North Korea's deployment…
Japan urges Beijing to protect citizens in China on Nanking massacre anniversary
The Japanese government has requested that Chinese authorities step up security around schools, businesses and other locations around the country with links to Japanfearing its citizens might become targets as…
Japan, the US and the Philippines to hold maritime talks
Japan, the United States and the Philippines will hold their first trilateral maritime consultation in Tokyo on Tuesday, the Japanese government said Friday. The three countries will exchange opinions on…
‘Really unfortunate’: political rows stoke deep mutual Japan-China distrust
Long-standing territorial and political tensions appear to be fueling the intense mutual dislike between the populations of Japan and China, with one observer tracing the “shift in attitude” among Chinese…