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'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
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
Tokyo must be wary of antagonizing Beijing while not irritating Washington. The difficulty is finding the “just right” sweet spot. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/02/japan/navigating-japans-goldilocks-challenge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #us #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #xijinping #minorukihara #trade #defense #taiwan
The dispute between China and Japan could drag on for a year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has said in an interview, adding that Taipei hopes the two sides can find a way to resolve their differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/taiwan-minister-china-japan-spat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #linchialung
Japanese and Chinese vessels engaged in a fresh standoff near the disputed Senkaku Islands on Tuesday, the two countries' coast guards have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/china-ships-territorial-waters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #senkakus #china #chinajapanrelations #japancoastguard
Duty-free sales at retailer Matsuya’s flagship Ginza stores fell about 15% last month from a year earlier, marking the first sign that Japan’s retail sector is being hit by geopolitical tensions with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/china-travel-warning-matsuya-ginza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #matsuya #chinajapanrelations #consumerspending
Takayuki Kobayashi said in a television program on Sunday that Japan should work on making its economic structure self-reliant, advocating for breaking away from dependence on China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/japan/politics/japans-economic-independence-from-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takayukikobayashi #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #chineseeconomy #trade #ldp #sanaetakaichi #taiwan
A Japanese anime event that kicked off in Shanghai on Friday with a three-day schedule was canceled following an incident where a Japanese singer's performance was forcibly interrupted at the event venue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/japan/shanghai-japan-anime-event-cancel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #anime #shanghai
A record 76% of people in Japan believe it is important to promote relations with South Korea, preliminary results from a survey showed on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/japan-south-korea-positive-value/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #southkoreajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #southkorea #us #china
Rising tensions with China may shave about 0.2 percentage point off Japan’s GDP growth if tourism and the export of consumer goods to its neighbor decline, according to economists at Goldman Sachs Group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/china-spat-weighing-on-japan-gdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #chinajapanrelations #china #tourism #gdp
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi used a call with his French counterpart to push for diplomatic backing amid Beijing's spat with Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/asia-pacific/politics/china-france-support-japan-feud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #france #chinajapanrelations #wangyi #sanaetakaichi
An escalating spat between Japan and China over remarks about Taiwan by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is threatening to derail what was set to be a breakout year for anime in the world’s second-largest cinema market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/china-anime-damage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #anime #japanesefilm #demonslayer #studioghibli #sony
U.S. President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week and advised her not to provoke Beijing on the question of Taiwan's sovereignty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/politics/trump-advice-japan-provocation-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #china #taiwan #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #chinajapanrelations
Sanae Takaichi has hinted in parliament that she didn’t initially intend to refer to a specific case that Japan could consider a “survival-threatening situation,” potentially allowing it to deploy its military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/party-leaders-diet-debate-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #sanaetakaichi #yoshihikonoda #ldp #cdp #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #nuclearweapons
Beijing’s blatant misrepresentations of reality are rooted in Marxist-Leninist ideology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/japan/china-and-its-inverted-world/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #chinesecommunistparty #china #chinajapanrelations #sanetakaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not need to "back off" despite tensions between Japan and China following her remarks over Taiwan, said Kenneth Weinstein, Japan chair at the U.S. think tank Hudson Institute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/politics/takaichi-us-think-tank-chair-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #sanaetakaichi
The Chinese government has instructed the country’s airlines to reduce the number of flights to Japan through March 2026, signaling Beijing is braced for a protracted spat between the two nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/china-flight-cuts-extension/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #airlines #aviation #tourism
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says his country needs to calmly watch rising Japan-China tensions stemming from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark over Taiwan and do its best to maximize its national interest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/politics/south-korea-lee-comments-japan-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #leejaemyung #sanaetakaichi #taiwan
Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Taiwan's "return to China" is an “integral part” of the global order, as Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a clash over hints Japan could intervene militarily in a crisis over the island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-taiwan-china-us-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #xijinping #donaldtrump #taiwan #china #us #uschinarelations #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi