Japan is taking a “calm and resolute” response in its ongoing dispute with China — a row that grew more heated with last week’s radar incident — as it looks to the international community to help lower the temperature. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/politics/japan-china-dispute-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #pla #japanchinarelations #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #taiwan #defense #shinjirokoizumi

China and Japan’s diplomatic spat shows no sign of an off-ramp even as the head of a Japanese political party that helped break the ice in a previous dispute continues to talk with Chinese officials behind the scenes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/politics/japan-komeito-leader-interview-china-japan-spat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #komeito #tetsuosaito #sanaetakaichi #taiwan

The U.S. has for the first time criticized the Chinese military’s use of radar on Japanese fighter jets last week, as Tokyo refuted Beijing’s claims it had given sufficient advance notice of military drills near Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/politics/china-radar-lock-on-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #defense #pla #shinjirokoizumi #defenseministry #donaldtrump #us #taiwan #sanaetakaichi

Two Democrats in the U.S. Congress have urged U.S. President Donald Trump to support Japan in the face of China's escalating economic and military coercion against the U.S. ally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/politics/us-lawmakers-support-japan-spat-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #donaldtrump

Amid growing tensions between Tokyo and Beijing, the head of the Japan Association of Travel Agents stresses the need for Japan to cut its reliance on travel demand from one specific country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/jata-reliance-china-visitors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #jata #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #hiroyukitakahashi

China’s foreign minister has told his German counterpart that Japan is threatening his country militarily after Tokyo said that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/politics/china-blame-japan-germany/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #germany #chinajapanrelations #defense #taiwan

The operator of the international ferry Jian Zhen Hao linking Shanghai with the western Japan cities of Kobe and Osaka said it has suspended passenger services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/japan/japan-china-ferry-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #tourism #taiwan #sanaetakaichi

Generational shifts are changing how people in Japan and the U.S. get news and perceive the world, with younger generations showing different attitudes, particularly toward China, compared with older generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/07/japan/a-generational-shift-is-upon-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #foreignministry #china #us #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #chinajapanrelations

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that “free-riding” allies will “face consequences” if they fail to ramp up defense spending and assume more responsibilities for defending their regions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/07/japan/hegseth-allies-japan-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #defense #budgets #china #taiwan #petehegseth #pla

The Japanese Embassy in China has issued a safety advisory ahead of next week's anniversary of "the Nanking Incident," or Nanjing Massacre, which it said is considered particularly sensitive. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/japan/politics/japan-china-nanking-massacre-advisory/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #history #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #wwii

Japan must spend “far more” on defense and assume greater responsibility in Asia, the White House said in a new National Security Strategy that also lays out a vague plan for a “burden-sharing network.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/06/japan/politics/japan-us-national-security-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #china #usjapanrelations #uschinarelations #taiwan #pla #defense #budgets #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said in a long-awaited new strategy document Friday that the United States will shift from its historic global role toward vigorously fighting migration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/politics/trump-strategy-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #us #eu #europe #taiwan #china

Japan's ambassador to the United Nations has sent U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres another letter challenging China's claim over recent remarks by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on a possible Taiwan contingency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/politics/japan-envoy-sends-letter-chinas-claim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #un

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China is deploying a large number of naval and coast guard vessels across East Asian waters, at one point more than 100, in the largest maritime show of force to date. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/asia-pacific/china-military-ships-maritime-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #taiwan #defense

How Tokyo responds to Chinese coercion will determine whether other middle powers resist or capitulate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/04/japan/takaichi-push-back-on-beijings-bullying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have met in Beijing, where they are set to discuss issues including economic ties, trade tensions, Taiwan and the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/world/politics/macron-xi-beijing-trade-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #emmanuelmacron #france #xijinping #trade #taiwan

China has unleashed a diplomatic campaign to rally support in its row with Japan over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks, employing a well-worn strategy but also taking a page from Tokyo’s own playbook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/politics/china-campaign-isolate-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #russia #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations

China’s military sometimes simulates attacks on foreign naval vessels in the Taiwan Strait, and Taiwan shares intelligence with international partners when they operate in those waters, a Taiwan security official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/asia-pacific/taiwan-china-mock-attacks-foreign-ships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #taiwan #taiwanstrait #defense

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about a Taiwan emergency have caused a stir. Here’s a look at why — and what Japan’s role could be in such a crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/explainer/explainer-japan-existential-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #us #sdf #defense #sanaetakaichi