The reporter had read a report about graffiti on one of the pillars at the entrance to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine in June. Immediately after the segment, the reporter made unscripted …
The Japanese government anticipates further escalatory moves by the Chinese coastguard in the disputed waters in the East China Sea after Beijing began enforcing a new law allowing for the …
The Chinese and the American militaries are behaving in ways that inevitably result in each country seeing the moves of the other as provocative. The positive dialogue they say they …
Japan will build its largest-ever coastguard vessel to enhance patrols around the disputed Diaoyu Islands, a move seen as countering China’s maritime activities without provoking a direct clash in the …
The talks coincided with two days of People’s Liberation Army drills that simulated a blockade of Taiwan. The military exercises came days after the inauguration of the self-ruled island’s new …
Japan has completed the initial upgrades to its warship Kaga, transforming one of the largest vessels in the Maritime Self-Defence Force fleet from a helicopter carrier to the country’s first …
As Beijing continues to ramp up its claims to land, sea and airspace in the East China Sea, Japan is bracing for confrontations similar to those faced by the Philippines …
In a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, the Japanese delegation pressed for a return to visa-free travel as this would induce more Japanese companies to invest in China, according …
A vast swathe of China was occupied by Japan during the 1937-1945 Sino-Japanese War. Akihito’s father Hirohito, posthumously known as emperor Showa, was the nation’s ruler during the war. ‘China’s …