China’s K-pop worries: The reasons why a ban on Korean entertainment has lasted a decade

BTS is back after a three-and-a-half year break, but their world tour is skipping China. This comes as no surprise, as China ...

Japan's diplomatic report revises wording to describe China ties

Japan's government has released its annual diplomatic report, with one notable change in how it describes relations with China. The Diplomatic Bluebook omits the phrase "one of Japan's most important ...
Council on Foreign Relations

China in the Indo-Pacific: December 2025

In December, China increased military activity in the South China Sea and around Taiwan while simultaneously advancing ...
The Manila Times on MSN

Japan downgrades 'intimidating' China as ties sour

TOKYO — Japan downgraded its assessment of China on Friday for the first time in a decade, marking a new blow to relations ...

China blames Takaichi's Taiwan remarks for strained ties with Japan, urges Tokyo to correct mistakes after Japan downgrades description of China in annual diplomatic r…

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday blamed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's erroneous remarks on Taiwan for being ...
AOL

China is hitting Japan where it hurts. Will PM Takaichi give in?

Analysts say Takaichi's huge win at the recent election has given her political capital to stand firm against China Last month at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, after receiving thousands of tearful goodbyes from ...

France's Macron speaks in Japan on Trump, Iran and China: NHK exclusive

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks about Trump, Iran and China in an exclusive interview with NHK recorded in Tokyo.

Japan Lowers View of China Relations Amid Tension Over Taiwan

Japan slightly downgraded its assessment of relations with China in its annual foreign policy report released Friday, as ties ...
Yahoo

Fearing China clash, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flashpoint islands

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hitoshi Nakama, a fisherman and local councilor in Ishigaki who has been fishing around a group of disputed islands called Senkaku ...
FIFA

China PR and Japan secure Poland passes

East Asian heavyweights become the first AFC nations to qualify for this year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Japan and China PR have become the first Asian nations to secure passage to the FIFA U-20 ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN

Japan's new long-range missiles put US-China on collision course

Ahead of the Trump-Xi summit, Tokyo is making moves that could stoke tensions between the two powers ...

China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over his Taiwan ties. Japan calls the step 'unacceptable'

China announced Monday that it is sanctioning a conservative Japanese lawmaker close to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, ...