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The article focuses on Japan's release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, but China expressing strong opposition to the move, include the safety measures taken by Japan; international support for the plan; and China's political response;.

The article discusses cautious approach of Japan toward escalating rivalry between U.S. and China, and mentions importance of proactive diplomacy emphasized by Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. Topics discussed include Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship Association long stood by parliament of Japan, effort of Kishida to control temperature in Indo-Pacific region, and role of Tokyo, Japan as stop in circuit for elections in U.S.

The article focuses on foreign relations between Japan and China. It mentions Japanese firms were among the first to tap into its growing market, Japanese leaders also raised early alarms over Chinese expansionism, especially after the two clashed between 2010 and 2012 over some uninhabited rocks in the East China Sea.

The article reports on the developments in Japan-China relations as of May 2021, including the efforts by Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secretary-general Nikai Toshihiro to promote better ties between the two countries. Other topics include the support by Japanese businessmen to efforts to advance better relations and Toshihiro's focus on human relationships to improve China-Japan relations.

The article reports on the deepening partnership between Japan and Australia as they try to prepare against China. Other topics include the signing of the partners of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to bolster their military cooperation, the worsening territorial disputes between Japan and China, as well as the efforts by Australia and Japan to promote free trade through trade deals like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

The article explores how Japanese business caught in the rift between U.S. and China, and how Abe Shinzo, Japan's prime minister for a second time in 2012, and managed country's foreign relations. Topics include annual trade between China and Japan, the world's second- and thirdbiggest economies; and Covid-19 pandemic and the spectre of further American sanctions against Chinese companies such as Huawei, a telecoms-equipment giant, are making Japanese think about their supply chains.

The article examines economic conditions in Asia which pose challenges to the continued growth and profitability of corporations in the region. Topics considered include rising labor costs in China, increased demand for quality of products and services by consumers in Asia and increased tensions in foreign relations between China and Japan.

The article offers information on the U.S., Australia, India and Japan met in 2007 for a "quadrilateral dialogue" on security matters, recognized as "the Quad." It discusses that all four members have seen their relationship with China deteriorate; Chinese incursions around islands that Japan controls but that China claims in the East China Sea have grown ever more frequent and forceful; and mentions that the Quad's defenders retort that it embodies the grammar of modern diplomacy.

The article presents an outlook of the foreign relations between China and Japan. It mentions that Japanese monks and scholars helped bring from China three religions that played a big part in shaping Japanese culture including Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. It mentions that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's advisers breathed a sigh of relief after Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Japan was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The article explores the Japanese government's goal for rapprochement with China. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on October 26, 2018. The meeting is expected to produce a series of agreements to cooperate economically across Asia. Japan's increasing willingness to be involved with the Belt and Road Initiative of China is highlighted.

The article discusses Chinese diplomacy towards Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia within the context of its disputed territorial claims to coral reefs and islands in the South China Sea and East China Sea. An overview of the government of Vietnam and the Philippines' attitude towards their boundary disputes with China is provided.

The article discusses Chinese President Xi Jinping and the nation's military parade in Beijing, China's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2015 which marked the country's Victory Day holiday, and it mentions how the purpose of the parade was to show off China's military power and weapons to other countries around the world. The Chinese Communist Party is examined, along with international order and China's relationships with foreign nations such as China, Russia, and South Korea.

The article discusses the political and social relationship between the Japanese and South Korean people. Topics include, the growing popularity of Japanese entertainment among South Korean youth and South Korean pop music or K-pop among the Japanese youth, the political tension between the countries due to the colonial rule of Japan over Korea and the enforcing of Korean-comfort women by Japan, and the need for the countries to unite to deal with common adversaries like China and North Korea.

The article discusses China's boundary disputes with Japan and Southeast Asian countries in the East China Sea and over coral reefs South China Sea, including in regard to the use of coast guards to prevent Chinese vessels' incursions into Japanese territorial waters. An overview of the U.S.'s relations with China regarding the latter's boundary disputes with Asian nations is provided.

The article focuses on the meeting of foreign ministers from China, Japan, and South Korea on March 21, 2015. Topics include the territorial disputes between China and Japan over the ownership of the Senkaku Islands, how the legacy of World War II has impacted economic relations, and the U.S. efforts to strengthen ties between the three Asian countries.

The article looks at the foreign policy of China under Chinese President Xi Jinping. It discusses Xi's opposition to U.S. dominance in international relations, noting he shares this concern with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It notes China's hosting of the November 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) meeting and the associated state visit of U.S. President Barack Obama to China. China's relations with Southeast Asia and Japan are also discussed.

The article focuses on Japanese investment in Southeast Asia in 2014. Topics include the weakness of the Japanese economy in 2014, the decrease in Chinese investment by Japan, and how the Japanese government is enticing Japanese investors through quantitative easing. A chart is presented showing Japan's investment in China and Southeast Asia between 2004 and 2013.

The article focuses on the relations between China and Japan in October of 2014. Topics include the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in November of 2014, the countries' dispute over the ownership of the Senkaku Islands, and Japan's resentment of China's expansionist ideology.

The article focuses on the improvement of relations between Japan, China, and South Korea in 2014. Topics include the increasing diplomatic activity between the countries in 2014, the leadership of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and the Japanese government's acknowledgment of South Korean 'comfort women,' who were forced into sexual service by the Japanese Army during World War II.

The article examines foreign and military relations between Japan and the U.S. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's gaining of permission from Okinawa's provincial government to begin construction of a new U.S. military base there is discussed. U.S. disappointment with Abe's visit to the Yasakuni shrine in Japan, which is seen by neighboring countries Japan and South Korea as a symbol of Japanese occupation of their countries in World War II is noted.

The article discusses the popularity of Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan, focusing on public opinion concerning the passing of a law that increases penalties for the leaking of state secrets in December 2013. Topics include conflict between Japan and China, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the economic policies of Abe.

The article looks at the dispute between China and Japan over possession of the Senkaku, or Diaoyu, Islands in the East China Sea, as of November 2013. It reports on the Chinese government's declaration of an Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the area and the U.S. response of sending military aircraft through the zone without complying with China's demand for prior flight notification.

The article looks at relations between Japan and China, focusing on tensions related to the claims by both countries to the Senkaku, or Diaoyu, Islands in the East China Sea. It reports on the response of the administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping to diplomatic overtures from the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The article discusses the relationship between the U.S. and Japan as of March 2013, focusing on the skepticism surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ability to be trusted by the American government and U.S. President Barack Obama. Abe's approval ratings among the Japanese population are addressed, along with an examination of the relationship between China and Japan. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his predecessor Hillary Clinton are also mentioned.

The article discusses a dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Commentary is presented on the increasingly aggressive postures of both countries, U.S. efforts to calm the disputants, expectations among some in China that war is in the offing, and the commercial and diplomatic effects on China of hostilities.

The article discusses international relations between Japan and China as of January, 2013, reporting that war could develop between the nations due to escalating conflicts concerning the jurisdiction of the islets known as either the Senkakus or the Diaoyus. The Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and potential U.S. responses to military conflict are mentioned.

The article focuses on the anti-Japanese protests occurring in China in 2012 stemming from the two countries' dispute over ownership of the Senkaku Islands. Topics include the U.S. pledge of mutual defense with Japan, how the leadership change in China could impact the dispute, and how Chinese nationalism influences protests.

The article focuses on the possibility that Japan and China will go to war over the ownership rights of the Senkaku Islands. Topics include the maritime disputes involving Asian countries, the anxiousness of Asian countries due to China's growing economic power, and the trade relationship between Japan and China.

The editorial comments on anti-Japanese demonstrations in China against Japanese ultranationalists' landing on the uninhabited Senkakus or Diaoyus islands in the East China Sea, suggesting that the Senkakus and surrounding seas should be marine protected areas. An overview of China and Japan's dispute over Senkakus which is noted from the 19th century is presented.

The article discusses the impact of Japan's foreign policy on its tourist trade and other businesses. A dispute with China concerning territorial rights prompted many Chinese to cancel trips to Japan. Japan has strong economic relations with China, South Korea, and other nations in the region, but still depends on the U.S. for security.

The article examines foreign relations between Japan and China. A decline in relations between the two countries following a September, 2010 incident in which a Chinese fishing boat captain was arrested by Japan is discussed. It is noted that China has remained officially unsatisfied by Japan's release of the prisoner. Protests against Japan by Chinese citizens are considered. China's continued hostility is partially attributed to internal political considerations.

The article discusses politics and government in Japan. The victory of Prime Minister Naoto Kan over Ichiro Ozawa in an election for leader of the governing Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) is considered. Kan's economic policies are examined. Japan's foreign economic relations with China are considered.

The article discusses the Japan's fear of foreign takeovers by Chinese firms that could create change in corporate Japan. According to the article, the number of purchases of Japanese firms by Chinese ones almost doubled in 2009. It is suggested that Chinese firms wish to acquire Japan's technologies, skills and brands that can be brought back to China. The differences in business culture between the two countries are discussed.

The article reports on debates which are being seen in Japan in 2010 as a result of a legislative bill which has been proposed by the Democratic Party of Japan and the prime minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama. The bill would grant voting rights to South Koreans who live in Japan but have not become Japanese citizens. A discussion of ethnic tensions which have existed between Japan, China and Korea for many years is presented.

The article discusses the country of China's assertiveness at sea. On January 17, 2010 Japan's foreign minister, Katusya Okadoa, warned his visiting Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, that Japan might take "measures" should China proceed unilaterally with the Chunxiao gasfield development. A June 2008 agreement was supposed to allow joint exploitation of the field. Two days later the Chinese foreign ministry responded that a "proper" handling of the dispute was necessary for regional stability.

The article looks at military policy in Japan, focusing on legal changes successfully pressed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to expand the scope of action of the country's armed forces, representing a partial reversal of the pacifism dictated in the country's post-World War II constitution. It discusses opposition to the changes from China and from a significant part of the Japanese public. Topics include international peacekeeping and China's versus Japan's military spending.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the articles "Xi's History Lessons" and "The Unquiet Past" which appear in the August 15, 2015 issue and address Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party of China's role in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression.

The article looks previews the remarks likely to be made by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe around August 15, 2015, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. It notes past Japanese leaders have made statements of apology for the country's military aggression and says that people in other countries, particularly South Korea and China, are attentive to what Abe will say. Trends in China-Japan and South Korea-Japan relations are discussed.

The article focuses on Chinese plans to commemorate the end of the second world war in 1945 with a huge military parade in Beijing in September of 2015. It states that the parade will be the first time China commemorates the war with a show of military force instead of a solemn ceremony and suggests the symbolism will unsettle other East Asian nations. It suggests the demonization of Japan is unfair as Japan is largely pacifistic and warns that nationalist animosity cannot always be controlled.

This article reports on the improvements in bilateral relations between China and Japan. Reciprocal visits between Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda have resulted in military and cultural exchanges that could result in a renewed relationship between the two powerful countries. The article also discusses trade between the two nations, pandas, and unresolved disputes.

The article discusses Japan's decision whether to join China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Topics include a report expected in June 2015 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) regarding arguments for and against joining the AIIB, the impact of the AIIB on the foreign relations between China and Japan, and the impact of Japan's joining of the AIIB on its alliance with the U.S.

The article focuses on Chinese consumption within Japan in 2015. Topics include why some Chinese are wary of products produced in China, the popularity of Japanese luxury toilet seats in China, and relations between China and Japan in 2015. Information is provided on China's plans to develop a toilet seat to rival those offered in Japan.

The article discusses how memories of World War II (WWII) bring more recrimination that reconciliation in Asia, focusing on the emotional scars that are associated with wars, as well as the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. The impacts of wartime aggression in places such as Japan are mentioned, along with the views of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the relationship between the governments of China and Japan. The defeat of Nazi Germany is examined, along with "comfort women."

The article discusses how 2014 marked the 100-year anniversary of the start of World War I (WWI), focusing on a comparison of Europe in the early 20th century and Asia in the beginning of the 21st century. International trade is mentioned, along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's views about his nation's stand-off with China over the Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands. Military rivalries and globalisation are examined, along with economic and military prowess of nations such as China and Germany.

The article discusses the Japanese yen currency, speculates on Japanese political relations with China and South Korea, and national currency devaluation and economic competitiveness. Topics include regional import and export trade, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's quantitative easing policies, and regional currency depreciation. It is the author's opinion that a so-called currency war is an overblown allegation.

The article discusses diplomatic relations between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe regarding ownership of the Senkaku islands, the establishment of crisis-management mechanisms between armed forces, and Chinese aircraft and coastguard vessels around the islands.

The article discusses a reported disagreement involving the governments of China, the U.S., and Japan at the 13th annual Shangri-La Dialogue meeting of various Asian defence establishments at a hotel in Singapore. According to the article, the Chinese government declared an Air-Defence Identification Zone in the East Chine Sea in November 2013 which covers the Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands which are administered by Japan. China's Lieutenant-General Wang Guanzhong is also mentioned.

The article focuses on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to move away from the country's pacifist stance it has held since 1945. Topics include Japan's renunciation of war as means of settling international conflict, the threats that Japan faces from North Korea and China in 2014, and the appointment of Japan's first national security adviser, who will develop a national security framework.

The article focuses on the diplomatic competition between Japan and China in 2014. Topics include the countries' dispute over the ownership of the Senkaku Islands, China's condemnation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Japan, and Japan's allegation that China is involved in an aggressive expansion of its military.

The article focuses on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo, Japan on December 26, 2013. Topics include why Abe's visit to the shrine containing the remains of war criminals is controversial, why other Asian countries were angered by the public display, and Japanese relations with China and South Korea in 2014.