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CHINA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 25, 2020
Abe shakes off criticism of Xi state visit, saying trip crucial for 'peace and prosperity' in region
In the face of criticism, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stressed the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's planned state visit to Japan, saying that Tokyo and Beijing have a "substantial responsibility for peace and prosperity in the region and in the world."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 21, 2020
Time for Japan to take on a new role
Japan must successfully hedge itself between a less engaged America and a more aggressive China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2020
Japan's top diplomat vows to broach 'outstanding issues' with China ahead of Xi's spring visit
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday vowed to tackle "outstanding issues" between Japan and China to clear the way for a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for this spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2020
In policy speech, Abe vows to establish 'new era of Japanese diplomacy'
The prime minister Monday focused his speech on foreign policy, delivering a notable change in phrasing regarding South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2020
Japanese Communist Party slams China in first platform change since 2004
The Japanese Communist Party criticizes China's current leadership by saying Beijing's quest for “great-power chauvinism and hegemonism” is problematic.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2020
Japan-China ties, according to Beijing
Beijing's perceptions of the state of Japan-China relations and Japan-U.S. relations reflect an aspiration of what they hope to manifest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2020
Japanese response to alleged global Chinese assault on rights 'lukewarm,' rights group says
Human Rights Watch released a scathing report Wednesday slamming the Chinese government for crafting an "Orwellian high-tech surveillance state" at home and deploying its growing economic clout to silence its critics overseas, while an official with the group criticized Japan's response to alleged rights...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 14, 2020
Harvard scholar Joseph Nye sees role for Japan in U.S.-China 'cooperative rivalry'
Japan could play a "very important role" in balancing the "cooperative rivalry" between the United States and China, renowned American scholar Joseph Nye said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2020
China's navy commissions biggest and 'most powerful' surface warship
China's navy commissioned its biggest and most advanced surface warship yet, the Nanchang guided-missile destroyer, on Sunday morning in the port city of Qingdao, state media reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 12, 2020
Despite electoral landslide, 'new era' of Sino-Japanese ties strikes fear into the hearts of Taiwan's leaders
Fears are growing in Taipei that Japan might agree with Beijing on a new political document effectively expressing its support for China's strategy toward what it regards as a wayward province.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 12, 2020
Tsai Ing-wen's electoral secret weapon: pro-Japanese youths
In Taiwan's presidential election Saturday, young people, who are favorably disposed toward Japan, may have been one of the major contributors to the re-election of incumbent Tsai Ing-wen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2020
Japan-China political document to be unveiled during Xi's state visit
Japan and China have decided to craft a major political document that will lay the foundation for the two countries' future relations and are likely to unveil it when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Japan as a state guest in the spring, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2020
Jan 2, 2020
Japan faces a diplomatic balancing act in 2020 as it seeks to manage ties with the U.S. and China
In the spring, President Xi Jinping is set to come to Japan, the first visit by a Chinese president in nine years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2019
Japan PM Takeshita heeded warning to avoid Yasukuni before 1988 China trip
In August 1988, the Japanese ambassador to China urged Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, months before his trip to the country, declassified diplomatic records showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 26, 2019
Japan's year that could have been
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe guided Japan's diplomacy in 2019 with a steady hand.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2019
Arashi tapped as Japan goodwill envoys to China ahead of Tokyo Olympics
The government said Wednesday that it has tapped popular Japanese boy band Arashi as a goodwill ambassador to promote cultural and sports exchanges with China ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2019
Japanese professors issue appeal for Chinese colleague missing in homeland
A group of Japanese researchers is pleading for the safe return of a prominent Chinese scholar at Hokkaido University of Education who they have not heard from since shortly after he left for China to attend a family funeral in June.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2019
Route to 'new era' of Japan-China ties unclear, despite leaders' claims of momentum
Prime Minister Abe told Chinese Premier Li in Chengdu, China, that he wants to make the recent improvement in ties sustainable and promote “constant” high-level exchanges and dialogue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2019
Leaders of China, Japan and South Korea gather with eye on threat from North Korea
Meeting in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, Abe, Li and Moon also discussed closer economic cooperation, agreeing to accelerate negotiations on a three-way free trade agreement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 23, 2019
China, Japan and South Korea trade chiefs vow to accelerate FTA talks
The trade ministers of China, Japan and South Korea pledged Sunday to step up their negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement and a wider Asia-Pacific deal.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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