September 26, 2012
NEW YORK--The foreign ministers of China and Japan met late Sept. 25 on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to discuss the bitter dispute over islands that has sparked fierce anti-Japan protests in China.
September 25, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has disclosed a priority aim of closing ranks within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan by retaining Azuma Koshiishi as secretary-general.
September 25, 2012
Goshi Hosono, 41, considered challenging Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda for the presidency of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. At the last minute, he decided not to run.
September 24, 2012
China’s cancellation of a key anniversary event celebrating diplomatic relations reflects growing support in Beijing for a hard-line approach toward Japan--and dashes an opportunity to calm the dispute over the Senkaku Islands.
September 24, 2012
Ninety percent of Japanese people and 83 percent of Chinese say relations between the two countries are no good, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey of public sentiment as the 40th anniversary of normalized ties approaches.
September 24, 2012
Fallout from current tensions between Japan and China over the Senkaku Islands is evident in the latest Asahi Shimbun public opinion poll on sentiment toward each country.
September 24, 2012
Hawkish Chinese commentators have urged Beijing to prepare for military conflict with Japan as tensions mount over disputed islands in the East China Sea, but most experts say chances the Asian rivals will decide to go to war are slim.
September 24, 2012
Azuma Koshiishi will remain secretary-general of the ruling party, a move expected to delay the next Lower House election and intensify the opposition’s attack against Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
September 23, 2012
BEIJING--A dispute over the Senkaku Islands has forced a reception commemorating the 40th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations to be put off until tensions ease.
September 22, 2012
Book lovers in Beijing looking for a copy of Haruki Murakami's latest best-seller “1Q84” will find themselves out of luck.
September 22, 2012
The easy part is over for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Now the difficult part resumes.
September 22, 2012
China underscored its claim to the Senkaku Islands on Sept. 21, when three additional patrol ships joined what is now a de facto Chinese government flotilla in waters close to the disputed isles.
September 21, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was re-elected to the presidency of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in a landslide on Sept. 21, assuring that he will retain his grip on power for a while longer.
September 21, 2012
The U.S. Marines are conducting their first test flights of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft in Japan after months of protests there over safety concerns.
September 21, 2012
China is imposing burdensome customs checks more frequently on goods from Japan, potentially slowing activity by Japanese businesses such as carmakers operating there.
September 21, 2012
Chinese fishery monitoring officers boarded Chinese fishing boats in waters near the Senkaku Islands Sept. 20 and carried out inspections, acting as if the waters lay within Beijing's exclusive economic zone.
September 21, 2012
WASHINGTON--The uninhabited islets in the East China Sea at the center of a bitter dispute between China and Japan are "clearly" covered by a 1960 security treaty obliging the United States to come to Japan's aid if attacked, a top U.S. diplomat said on Sept. 20.
September 20, 2012
Unpopular Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is assured of hanging on to his job for a while longer.
September 19, 2012
Beijing public security authorities on Sept. 19 prohibited anti-Japanese demonstrations over the disputed Senkaku Islands in front of the Japanese Embassy in the Chinese capital.
September 19, 2012
As the standoff over the Senkaku Islands continues, China's government is telling its citizens it stands firm on claiming the territory it calls Diaoyu. But internationally, Beijing is probably racking its brains to find common ground. So what kind of messages might Tokyo offer?