thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan A Chinese professor at Japan's Kobe Gakuin University has gone missing after visiting his homeland last summer, sparking fears that he has been detained by Chinese authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/politics/chinese-professor-missing/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #kobegakuinuniversity #universities #espionage
A Chinese professor at Japan's Kobe Gakuin University has gone missing after visiting his homeland last summer, sparking fears that he has been detained by Chinese authorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/politics/chinese-professor-missing/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #kobegakuinuniversity #universities #espionage
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Japan's release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean is continuing to strain its relations with China, despite efforts to address concerns and gain international support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/politics/fukushima-water-release-china/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #fukushima #radioactivewater #china #iaea
Japan's release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean is continuing to strain its relations with China, despite efforts to address concerns and gain international support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/politics/fukushima-water-release-china/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #fukushima #radioactivewater #china #iaea
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business Amid China's ban on Japanese marine products, Japan's fisheries industry has been casting a wider net. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/25/japan-diversifies-seafood-export-destinations/ #business #chinajapanrelations #trade #fukushima #radioactivewater #fukushimano1 #fishing
Amid China's ban on Japanese marine products, Japan's fisheries industry has been casting a wider net. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/25/japan-diversifies-seafood-export-destinations/ #business #chinajapanrelations #trade #fukushima #radioactivewater #fukushimano1 #fishing
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan A Kyodo News survey has found that 80.6% of prefectural fisheries cooperative associations were affected by the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/japan/japan-fishing-groups-china-fukushima-ban/ #japan #surveys #china #chinajapanrelations #trade #fukushima #radioactivewater #fukushimano1 #fishing #nuclearenergy
A Kyodo News survey has found that 80.6% of prefectural fisheries cooperative associations were affected by the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/24/japan/japan-fishing-groups-china-fukushima-ban/ #japan #surveys #china #chinajapanrelations #trade #fukushima #radioactivewater #fukushimano1 #fishing #nuclearenergy
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Japan, China and South Korea have yet to set a date for the first trilateral summit since December 2019 despite their foreign ministers agreeing for one to be convened promptly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/09/japan/politics/japan-china-south-korea-summit/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #chinajapanrelations #china #us
Japan, China and South Korea have yet to set a date for the first trilateral summit since December 2019 despite their foreign ministers agreeing for one to be convened promptly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/09/japan/politics/japan-china-south-korea-summit/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #chinajapanrelations #china #us
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Tourist arrivals from China to Japan over the Lunar New Year holiday are unlikely to be anywhere close to pre-pandemic levels despite the lifting of a Chinese ban on group tours. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/08/japan/chinese-tourists-lunar-new-year/ #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #overtourism #covid19 #covid19injapan
Tourist arrivals from China to Japan over the Lunar New Year holiday are unlikely to be anywhere close to pre-pandemic levels despite the lifting of a Chinese ban on group tours. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/08/japan/chinese-tourists-lunar-new-year/ #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #overtourism #covid19 #covid19injapan
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan China Coast Guard vessels began last month to issue warnings for Japanese Self-Defense Forces planes to leave airspace over and around the Japan-controlled, China-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/04/japan/china-ships-warn-sdf-over-senkaku/?utm_content=buffer271cf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #sdf #senkakus #disputedislands
China Coast Guard vessels began last month to issue warnings for Japanese Self-Defense Forces planes to leave airspace over and around the Japan-controlled, China-claimed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/04/japan/china-ships-warn-sdf-over-senkaku/?utm_content=buffer271cf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #sdf #senkakus #disputedislands
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan New Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi met Tuesday with a compatriot who has been detained in Beijing on suspicion of espionage for the first time since the envoy assumed duties last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/31/japan/japan-envoy-china-detainee/?utm_content=buffer4c77d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #astellaspharma
New Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi met Tuesday with a compatriot who has been detained in Beijing on suspicion of espionage for the first time since the envoy assumed duties last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/31/japan/japan-envoy-china-detainee/?utm_content=buffer4c77d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #astellaspharma
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Tuesday pledged to promote a "mutually beneficial" relationship with China and make it "constructive and stable" through dialogue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/30/japan/politics/japan-foreign-minister-policy-speech/?utm_content=bufferded1c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #yokokamikawa #diet #foreignministry #chinajapanrelations
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Tuesday pledged to promote a "mutually beneficial" relationship with China and make it "constructive and stable" through dialogue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/30/japan/politics/japan-foreign-minister-policy-speech/?utm_content=bufferded1c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #yokokamikawa #diet #foreignministry #chinajapanrelations
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to business China pledged to improve the operating environment for foreign firms, the head of Japan’s biggest business lobby said, in a sign of Beijing’s latest effort to lift sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/25/japan-biz-leaders-china-visit/?utm_content=bufferbae19&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #chinajapanrelations #keidanren #masakazutokura #liqiang
China pledged to improve the operating environment for foreign firms, the head of Japan’s biggest business lobby said, in a sign of Beijing’s latest effort to lift sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/25/japan-biz-leaders-china-visit/?utm_content=bufferbae19&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #chinajapanrelations #keidanren #masakazutokura #liqiang
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Japanese public sentiment toward China worsened in 2023, a Cabinet Office survey has shown, with 86.7% of respondents saying they felt unfriendly toward China, up 4.9 percentage points from the preceding year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/20/japan/society/japan-china-public-sentiment/?utm_content=buffera4245&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #china #chinajapanrelations #fukushima #surveys
Japanese public sentiment toward China worsened in 2023, a Cabinet Office survey has shown, with 86.7% of respondents saying they felt unfriendly toward China, up 4.9 percentage points from the preceding year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/20/japan/society/japan-china-public-sentiment/?utm_content=buffera4245&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #china #chinajapanrelations #fukushima #surveys
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan The top Japanese and U.S. diplomats have agreed to continue working together closely on issues related to China, including Taiwan, as Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa visited Washington for meetings with senior American officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/13/japan/politics/yoko-kamikawa-antony-blinken/?utm_content=buffer455ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #yokokamikawa #antonyblinken #us #taiwan #china #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations
The top Japanese and U.S. diplomats have agreed to continue working together closely on issues related to China, including Taiwan, as Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa visited Washington for meetings with senior American officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/13/japan/politics/yoko-kamikawa-antony-blinken/?utm_content=buffer455ed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #yokokamikawa #antonyblinken #us #taiwan #china #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to worldwithoutus After a year that saw ties between Washington and Beijing tumble to their lowest point in decades, signals are growing that this trend will continue in 2024 as the two superpower rivals vie to outdo each other on the global stage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/11/asia-pacific/politics/china-us-japan-2024/?utm_content=buffer0671c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #us #pla #usmilitary #xijinping #joebiden #fumiokishida #taiwan
After a year that saw ties between Washington and Beijing tumble to their lowest point in decades, signals are growing that this trend will continue in 2024 as the two superpower rivals vie to outdo each other on the global stage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/11/asia-pacific/politics/china-us-japan-2024/?utm_content=buffer0671c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #us #pla #usmilitary #xijinping #joebiden #fumiokishida #taiwan
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to worldwithoutus China warned the U.S. that it will never compromise on the issue of Taiwan, after the two countries concluded two days of rare military-to-military talks in Washington amid fears of a conflict over the self-ruled island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/10/asia-pacific/politics/china-us-military-talks/?utm_content=buffer42e90&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #china #usmilitary #pla #taiwan #taroaso #chinajapanrelations
China warned the U.S. that it will never compromise on the issue of Taiwan, after the two countries concluded two days of rare military-to-military talks in Washington amid fears of a conflict over the self-ruled island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/10/asia-pacific/politics/china-us-military-talks/?utm_content=buffer42e90&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #china #usmilitary #pla #taiwan #taroaso #chinajapanrelations
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan Military deterrence without reassurance is too risky — civil society actors in East Asia understand this better than their governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/01/08/japan/east-asia-security-dialogue-deterrence/?utm_content=bufferd0d24&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #us #china #southkorea #northkorea #russia #missiles #defense #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #indopacific
Military deterrence without reassurance is too risky — civil society actors in East Asia understand this better than their governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/01/08/japan/east-asia-security-dialogue-deterrence/?utm_content=bufferd0d24&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #us #china #southkorea #northkorea #russia #missiles #defense #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #indopacific
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan China plans to keep its ships near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea every day in 2024 as leader Xi Jinping has called for bolstering Beijing's claim over the islets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/30/japan/china-daily-senkakus/?utm_content=buffer55837&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #senkakus #pla #xijinping #fumiokishida #eastchinasea
China plans to keep its ships near the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea every day in 2024 as leader Xi Jinping has called for bolstering Beijing's claim over the islets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/30/japan/china-daily-senkakus/?utm_content=buffer55837&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #senkakus #pla #xijinping #fumiokishida #eastchinasea
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan Chinese President Xi Jinping showed his reluctance to resolve recent disputes with Tokyo during his talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in November, bilateral sources said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/27/japan/politics/xi-reluctant-kishida-talks/?utm_content=buffera47eb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #china #xijinping #fumiokishida #chinajapanrelations
Chinese President Xi Jinping showed his reluctance to resolve recent disputes with Tokyo during his talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in November, bilateral sources said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/27/japan/politics/xi-reluctant-kishida-talks/?utm_content=buffera47eb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #china #xijinping #fumiokishida #chinajapanrelations
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
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, 5 months ago to Japan New Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi has vowed that he will negotiate "tenaciously" with Beijing to solve a bilateral row over the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/20/japan/politics/new-japan-ambassador-to-china/?utm_content=bufferddfa0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #kenjikanasugi #chinajapanrelations #china #senkakus #fukushimano1
New Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi has vowed that he will negotiate "tenaciously" with Beijing to solve a bilateral row over the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/20/japan/politics/new-japan-ambassador-to-china/?utm_content=bufferddfa0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #kenjikanasugi #chinajapanrelations #china #senkakus #fukushimano1
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan Tokyo secretly asked Beijing not to make territorial claims to the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea to avoid friction ahead of the Japanese emperor's visit to China in 1992. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/20/japan/senkaku-islands-declassified-diplomatic-document/?utm_content=bufferccf46&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #emperorakihito #chinajapanrelations #china #senkakus #disputedislands
Tokyo secretly asked Beijing not to make territorial claims to the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea to avoid friction ahead of the Japanese emperor's visit to China in 1992. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/20/japan/senkaku-islands-declassified-diplomatic-document/?utm_content=bufferccf46&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #emperorakihito #chinajapanrelations #china #senkakus #disputedislands
thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan A senior Chinese military officer said that Beijing does not want a war over the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku Islands, but it is also "not fearful" of armed conflict either. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/10/japan/politics/china-not-fearful-senkakus-war/?utm_content=buffer6fc05&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #china #senkakus #taiwan #chinajapanrelations
A senior Chinese military officer said that Beijing does not want a war over the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku Islands, but it is also "not fearful" of armed conflict either. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/10/japan/politics/china-not-fearful-senkakus-war/?utm_content=buffer6fc05&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #china #senkakus #taiwan #chinajapanrelations
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi expressed regret on Monday for failing to help realize the release of a senior Astellas Pharma employee whom Beijing authorities have detained since March over alleged spying activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/05/japan/japanese-envoy-china-prisoner-regret/?utm_content=buffer99018&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #hideotarumi #foreignministry #espionage
Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi expressed regret on Monday for failing to help realize the release of a senior Astellas Pharma employee whom Beijing authorities have detained since March over alleged spying activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/05/japan/japanese-envoy-china-prisoner-regret/?utm_content=buffer99018&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #chinajapanrelations #hideotarumi #foreignministry #espionage
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan The special adviser on human rights has been removed from the Cabinet, showing that Kishida's priorities have shifted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/01/japan/cabinet-human-rights-adviser-removed/?utm_content=buffer72fcd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #gennakatani #humanrights #fumiokishida #cabinet #ldp #diet #china #chinajapanrelations
The special adviser on human rights has been removed from the Cabinet, showing that Kishida's priorities have shifted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/12/01/japan/cabinet-human-rights-adviser-removed/?utm_content=buffer72fcd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #gennakatani #humanrights #fumiokishida #cabinet #ldp #diet #china #chinajapanrelations
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi has met for the first time with a senior Astellas Pharma employee who was formally arrested by Beijing authorities last month on suspicion of espionage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/29/japan/politics/china-astellas-employee-japan-ambassador/?utm_content=buffer9c222&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #espionage #china #xijinping #fumiokishida #chinajapanrelations
Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi has met for the first time with a senior Astellas Pharma employee who was formally arrested by Beijing authorities last month on suspicion of espionage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/29/japan/politics/china-astellas-employee-japan-ambassador/?utm_content=buffer9c222&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #espionage #china #xijinping #fumiokishida #chinajapanrelations
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan Chinese intellectuals are increasing flocking to Tokyo, with some opening bookstores and others taking part in protests targeting their home country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/28/japan/society/chinese-immigrants-intellectuals/?utm_content=buffer17b36&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #china #chinajapanrelations #protests
Chinese intellectuals are increasing flocking to Tokyo, with some opening bookstores and others taking part in protests targeting their home country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/28/japan/society/chinese-immigrants-intellectuals/?utm_content=buffer17b36&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #china #chinajapanrelations #protests