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…
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…
Japanese academic: Japan and China can still find common ground, Politics News – ThinkChina
So far, it has been a long and bumpy road for Japan and China. The Japan-China Joint Communique, issued in September 1972 when the two countries agreed to put an…
Beyond Abe’s shadow: Ishiba and a new era in Japan-China relations?
Japanese academic Shin Kawashima looks at the new Shigeru Ishiba administration and assesses Japan's future policy direction China. He anticipates a departure from the influence of Seiwa Kai, the former…
Beyond Abe’s shadow: Ishiba and a new era in Japan-China relations?
Japanese academic Shin Kawashima looks at the new Shigeru Ishiba administration and assesses Japan's future policy direction China. He anticipates a departure from the influence of Seiwa Kai, the former…
The new Shigeru Ishiba administration and Japan-China relations
Japanese academic Shin Kawashima looks at the new Shigeru Ishida administration and assesses Japan's future policy direction towards China. Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's prime minister, waves as he delivers a campaign…
Ishiba clears low bar in diplomatic debut
With him first foray abroad this week, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looked to swipe away any fears of a radical departure from the diplomatic and security trail that was blazed…
Ishiba keeps low profile as he makes diplomatic debut
With pledges to strengthen maritime security and promote decarbonization, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made his international debut Thursday at summits related to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…
Japan still pushing China for explanation over killing of schoolboy
Japan's new foreign minister has asked China's government to provide a proper accounting of the facts in the stabbing death of a schoolboy in China last month, in a sign…