China on Sunday lifted its ban on Japanese seafood imports imposed in August 2023 following the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Beijing introduced the blanket ban in a demonstration of its strong opposition to the ocean discharge. The Asian neighbors agreed to begin procedures to…
China may be a step closer to reopening its doors to Japanese seafood imports after Beijing signalled it was keen to strengthen trade in food and agricultural products. Meeting his Japanese counterpart Taku Eto in Beijing on Friday, China’s agriculture minister Han Jun said that both sides should deepen cooperation, and noted that relations were…
A Japan visit by China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in February has been studied by the two governments, several diplomatic sources said Thursday, with the trip, if realized, to become the first by a Chinese foreign minister since November 2020. The two countries also plan to hold a bilateral high-level economic dialogue for the first…
Chinese police have formally arrested and are expected to prosecute a Chinese man in his 40s on suspicion of murder in the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in September, diplomatic sources said Saturday. The Japanese government has requested China share details of its investigation into the killing of the 10-year-old pupil in Shenzhen, southern…
China restarted its unilateral visa-free arrangement for short-term Japanese visitors on Saturday, allowing stays of up to 30 days in a move believed to be aimed at promoting tourism and trade amid a downturn in the world’s second-largest economy. The preferential treatment had been suspended since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The step…
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, and Takeo Akiba, Japan’s chief national security adviser, held marathon talks in Beijing on Monday and agreed to maintain dialogue at various levels, including between their leaders, Akiba told reporters. Their meeting was intended to lay the groundwork for the first summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took…