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China-Japan relations
Breaking news and analysis on China-Japan relations, covering trade, investment, the legacy of war in Asia, military tensions and the impact of wider issues such as the US-China trade war and South China Sea.
last updated:
16 October, 2024
Workers prepare to remove graffiti on a pillar at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in June. Photo: Kyodo via AP
Japan

Chinese national gets 8 months in prison for Yasukuni Shrine graffiti case

Jiang Zhuojun and two others are accused of vandalising a pillar at the controversial landmark by spray-painting the word ‘toilet’ on it.

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Japan

Japan offers to ease visa rules for Chinese tourists during foreign minister’s visit

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Diplomacy

Opinion | China can win Japan and South Korea over from a US under Trump

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Hong Kong's WWII history

How AI is bringing conversations about wartime atrocities into the classroom

Project allows students to engage in dialogue with interactive testimonies, including from ‘comfort women’ and Nanking massacre survivors.

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A ceremony is held for Nanking massacre victims during national memorial day on Friday. Photo: Xinhua
China’s military

China’s PLA hosts young Japanese officers in renewed military exchange

Visit is the second time for the in-person exchanges since they resumed in July last year following the pandemic.

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Japan

Japan urges Beijing to protect citizens in China on Nanking massacre anniversary

Concerns arise from recent attacks on Japanese nationals, including children, and increasing anti-Japanese sentiment fuelled by historical grievances.

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Korean peninsula

China and Japan ‘share same position’ on stability in Korean peninsula: experts

Korean peninsula emerges as opportunity for Sino-Japanese security amid developing Russia-North Korea alliance, Trump presidency, experts say.

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Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul on Wednesday after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol moved to declare martial law. Experts at a forum in Tokyo said China, Japan and South Korea should enhance exchanges to help stabilise the Korean peninsula. Photo: AFP
China trade

Will Trump’s threats push China and Japan closer together?

Relations between the Asian powers have become highly strained in recent years, but officials from both sides are now talking up the value of cooperation.

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China and Japan face ‘crisis’ in ties, fail to adapt to ‘new reality’: ex-PM

Former Japanese leader Yasuo Fukuda urges action as public sentiment between the countries drops to 20-year low.

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China-South Korea relations

My Take | Is Trump factor at play as China grants visa-free entry to Japan, South Korea?

Unilateral move comes as Beijing faces headwinds both within and without, including fears about destabilising effect of incoming US leader.

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This is the first time South Korea has been included in China’s visa-exemption arrangement for short-term visitors, and it is also one of the biggest shifts in China’s love-hate relationship with Japan since the pandemic. Photo: Shutterstock
Diaoyu Islands

China, Japan’s public sentiment towards each other at 20-year low: survey

Chinese respondents most upset by release of Fukushima water last year, while for Japanese it is East China Sea disputes, survey also shows.

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The crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, pictured in August. Photo: Kyodo
Japan

Chinese man says he defaced Japan shrine to protest Fukushima discharge

Jiang Zhuojun pleaded guilty to charges of damaging property and disrespecting a place of worship.

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Japan

China’s ‘wolf warrior’ envoy sparks row by backing Japanese leftist party

The incident has led to calls for the expulsion of Xue Jian, China’s consul general in Osaka.

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Japan

Can China stop Japan from ‘unilaterally siding’ with US through close ties?

China’s overtures aim to mitigate possible pressure under Trump 2.0, but could return to being confrontational in the future, analysts say.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks in Lima on November 15. Photo: Kyodo
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Working with Japan on Fukushima and RCEP can benefit Hong Kong

Collaboration rather than confrontation would aid Hong Kong’s hopes of joining RCEP and efforts to improve the city’s disaster preparedness.

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A rainbow is seen through a Tohoku Shinkansen train window, near Koriyama station in Fukushima on October 30. Photo: AFP

China adds Japan to visa-free scheme for short-stay visitors as tensions ease

Travellers will be allowed to remain for up to 30 days in China without a visa from November 30.

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Japan

Tokyo police seek arrest of Chinese teenager over shrine ‘toilet’ graffiti

The suspect, who also faces a charge of desecration of a place of worship, has already left Japan for Hong Kong.

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Climate change

Opinion | As China-Japan climate action grows, Tokyo must rethink LNG push in Asia

Japan’s progress in shrinking its domestic carbon footprint is being offset by its aggressive LNG development drive in South and Southeast Asia.

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An LNG tanker at the Negishi LNG Terminal, which is jointly operated by Tokyo Gas and JERA, in Yokohama, in 2019. Japan is persuading nations in the region to consider developing more LNG infrastructure when much of the world is sounding the alarm about such projects. Photo: Reuters

‘Face history squarely’: China’s Xi urges Japan to help manage differences

It is hoped Japan will ‘properly handle’ major issues including Taiwan, Xi Jinping tells Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Apec margins.

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Diplomacy

Wang Yi’s talks with Japanese official suggest a Xi-Ishiba meeting lies ahead

Foreign ministry says both sides agree to leaders’ dialogue as Japanese media report plans for Japan’s new prime minister to meet Xi Jinping.

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Japan

China blames ‘obstruction’ for military plane’s entry into Japanese airspace

Explanation for August 26 incident comes ahead of likely first meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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Tokyo says the Chinese Y9 reconnaissance aircraft violated Japanese airspace in the first such “confirmed and announced” incursion. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Wary of China, US ranks Japan ‘first’ among Aukus partners: envoy

‘Very close’ talks under way as Washington seeks Tokyo’s cyber-related and other technological support amid deeper Indo-Pacific engagement.

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US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell (centre) attends a trilateral meeting with his counterparts from Japan and South Korea in Seoul on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s coastguard

China says it drove away Japanese fishing boat from waters near Diaoyu Islands

Vessel ‘illegally entered’ the country’s territorial waters and was warned to leave, according to Chinese coastguard.

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Defence

Japan’s leader is calling for nuclear sharing with the US. Will it deter China?

If Shigeru Ishiba’s proposal becomes a reality, it will raise tensions and could drive Beijing to ‘push further on its own nuclear build-up’.

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Japan

China and Japan vow to stabilise ties

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Diplomacy

China’s Li Qiang and Japanese PM Ishiba pledge stable ties in first meeting

Japan’s new ‘military geek’ prime minister is looking to strengthen his country’s defences and roll out security innovations.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (left) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the Asean leaders’ meetings on East Asia cooperation in Vientiane on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
China

Top Japan diplomat tells Beijing of ‘grave concerns’ about military activity

Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomes ‘new atmosphere’, during 45-minute call with newly appointed Japanese counterpart Iwaya.

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Taiwan

Should China worry as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes the reins?

New leader has work cut out between bold security proposals, getting out of US shadow and need to improve Beijing ties, observers say.

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