China has denounced Japan’s ‘reckless new militarism’, while Tokyo has protested what it claims are Beijing’s defensive incursions, as relations sour ...

In April 2026, a Murakami-class Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer transited the Taiwan Strait. Such passages have become more frequent amid rising tensions over Taiwan since 2025.

For years, the rivalry between China and Japan has been treated as a recurring diplomatic irritant. Historical grievances stemming from Japan’s invasion of China in the early 20th century have always ...

BEIJING (AP) — They’re at it again. China and Japan — frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured, bloody history they still struggle to navigate — are freshly at each other’s ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has bet on appeasing US President Donald Trump while balancing against China. But this ‘Plan A+’ hedge hollows out Japan's Free and Open Indo-Pacific vision, ...

China–Japan relations have entered their most troubled period since normalisation in 1972, driven less by temporary diplomatic friction than by deepening structural rivalry over Taiwan, military ...

RICHARD NIXON’S surprise trip to China to meet Mao Zedong in 1972 came to be known in Japan as a “Nixon shock”. Donald Trump’s choreographed meeting with Xi Jinping was not quite as shocking. But his ...

Jan. 4 (Asia Today) --As South Korean President Lee Jae-myung began a state visit to China on Saturday, major Japanese media outlets closely tracked Beijing's efforts to strengthen ties with Seoul ...