thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan

The Taiwan Strait is “gradually tilting toward a time of emergency," former Prime Minister Taro Aso said during a rare visit to Taipei on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/08/japan/politics/taro-aso-taiwan-speech/?utm_content=buffer2e35a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taroaso #taiwan #defense #tsaiingwen #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan

Tokyo said on Wednesday that it had protested “extremely inappropriate remarks” by China’s ambassador to Japan earlier this week, which appeared to insinuate that Japanese people would be “brought into the fire” of conflict over support for self-ruled Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/politics/japan-protest-china-envoy-taiwan-remark/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #china #yoshimasahayashi

thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan

Police are looking for a suspect, believed to be a Chinese national, who spray-painted the word “toilet” on a stone pillar at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo over the weekend after urinating on it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/japan/society/yasukuni-shrine-vandalism/ #japan #society #china #yasukunishrine #wwii #chinajapanrelations #history

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

As a 23-year-old from Hong Kong faces charges at home over social media posts she made from Japan, activists are urging Tokyo to speak out. But political realities mean any steps will have limited impact. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/23/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/hong-kong-student-japan-reaction/?utm_content=buffer7f15a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #politics #china #hongkong #censorship #humanrights #universities #socialmedia #chinajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Japan

China may bring forward its midcentury goal of building a “world-class military,” Japan said in its annual defense white paper, as the international community enters “a new era of crisis." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/28/japan/politics/japan-2023-defense-white-paper/?utm_content=buffere8b8d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #pla #taiwan #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #southkorea #defense #defenseministry #northkorea #nuclearweapons

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan

China lifted its COVID-19 pandemic ban on group tours to Japan on Thursday in a move that's likely to give a significant boost to Japan’s tourism industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japan/2023/08/10/china-lifts-pandemic-era-ban-on-group-tours-to-japan/?utm_content=buffer49576&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #covid19 #covid19injapan

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to business

China’s recent decision to lift its ban on Japan-bound group tours is set to add extra fuel to an ongoing rebound in tourist spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/15/economy/return-of-chinese-group-tours-to-japan-to-bring-economic-boost/?utm_content=buffer2608a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #economy #china #tourism #consumerspending #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan

Japanese ministers indicated the government might file a complaint to the World Trade Organization over China's decision to ban all Japanese seafood imports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/29/japan/politics/china-import-ban-wto/?utm_content=buffercdf6a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #wto #fukushima #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #chinajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Japan could use the Fukushima water release to show leadership on radiation monitoring, which could also make China's politicization of the issue look worse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/09/05/japan/fukushima-water-disposal/?utm_content=bufferfe0e9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #fukushima #china #radiation #food #chinajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

The government has now earmarked more than ¥100 billion to support Japan's fishing industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/05/japan/politics/more-fisheries-subsidies/?utm_content=buffer84474&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fukushima #fukushimano1 #fishing #fumiokishida #radioactivewater #chinajapanrelations #trade #china #nuclearenergy #311

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

China is expected to soon decide whether to formally arrest a Japanese businessman detained in Beijing since March on suspicion of espionage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/21/japan/crime-legal/china-japan-spy-charge/?utm_content=buffer3e873&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #espionage #astellaspharma

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Japanese people’s views of China were the most negative since 2014 in a survey conducted by think tank Genron NPO in August and September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/11/japan/society/china-japan-opinion-polls/?utm_content=buffere5237&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #chinajapanrelations #china #surveys #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Former Foreign Ministry top bureaucrat and Asian affairs chief Kenji Kanasugi will be Japan's first ambassador to China in seven years to not take Chinese language training at the ministry's so-called China School. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/22/japan/politics/japan-china-envoy/?utm_content=buffer17aee&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #kenjikanasugi #foreignministry

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

China has begun testing all seafood imports from Japan for radiation, in a move that could create further diplomatic headaches for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/19/national/china-radiation-test-japan-seafood-trouble/?utm_content=buffera3d00&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #china #fukushima #fukushimano1 #oceans #fumiokishida #chinajapanrelations #xijinping #311 #nuclearenergy #environment

thejapantimes, 17 days ago to Japan

The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan are to hold their first trilateral summit in more than four years in Seoul on Sunday and Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-china-summit-date-set/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #fumiokishida #yoonsukyeol #liqiang

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to worldwithoutus

Taiwan's upcoming 2024 elections are set to be the most consequential in Asia — and have the world on edge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/25/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-presidential-election-preview/?utm_content=buffer5151a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #us #usmilitary #pla #laichingte #houyuih #kowenje #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #2023inreview

thejapantimes, 16 days ago to Japan

The first Japan-China-South Korea trilateral summit since 2019 may not conclude with a raft of concrete deliverables, but just holding the meeting on Monday will be an accomplishment in its own right. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/politics/china-japan-south-korea-trilateral-preview/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #china #southkorea #liqiang #yoonsukyeol #fumiokishida #northkorea #trade #us

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Japan

Local government leaders from Japan and China are interacting with each other actively even as state-level exchanges remain almost halted, amid continuing tensions including over Taiwan and China's ban on seafood imports from Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/japan-china-regional-exchanges/ #japan #chinajapanrelations #toyama #okinawa #fukui

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to Japan

Japan has spotted Chinese ships sailing near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea for a record 158 consecutive days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/senkakus-chinese-ships/ #japan #senkakus #chinajapanrelations #china #disputedislands #japancoastguard #eastchinasea

thejapantimes, 14 days ago to Japan

Prime Minister Kishida was set to arrive in Seoul for bilateral talks with South Korean and Chinese leaders ahead of their first trilateral summit since 2019. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/26/japan/politics/kishida-li-yoon-bilateral-talks/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #southkorea #china #liqiang #fumiokishida #yoonsukyeol #northkorea #missiles

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to Japan

With tensions in Northeast Asia escalating into dangerous territory, the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea Monday sought to clear the air and chart a new path forward in their first three-way summit since 2019. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/politics/japan-china-south-korea-summit/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #china #southkorea

thejapantimes, 11 days ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday asked senior Chinese Communist Party official Liu Jianchao — who is thought close to leader Xi Jinping — that Beijing lift its ban on imports of Japanese fishery products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/politics/chinese-official-tokyo/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #fish

thejapantimes, 10 days ago to Japan

While the recent trilateral summit between Japan, South Korea and China was aimed at restarting dialogue, it yielded minimal concrete outcomes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/30/japan/japan-south-korea-china-trilateral-summit/ #commentary #japan #chinajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #china #southkorea

thejapantimes, 9 days ago to China

Amid heightened tensions between the Washington and Beijing and the alliances of Japan and South Korea with the U.S., no substantive agreements were reached at the trilateral summit in Seoul. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2024/05/31/long-neglected-trilateral-resumes/ #editorials #chinajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #china #southkorea

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to worldwithoutus

The world on Tuesday marked the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, amid growing fears that the deadly event’s memory is being erased by Beijing and overshadowed by the increasingly tense Sino-U.S. rivalry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/asia-pacific/politics/tiananmen-crackdown-35th-anniversary/ #asiapacific #politics #tiananmen #tiananmensquare #china #history #taiwan #laichingte #chinajapanrelations