Newsfrom Japan Apr 23, 2026 09:27 (JST) Beijing, April 23 (Jiji Press)–A flotilla of Chinese warships has conducted naval drills in the western Pacific, apparently in a move countering a Japanese destroyer’s recent passage through the Taiwan Strait. A spokesperson for the Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command, which is in charge of areas around Taiwan,…
Newsfrom Japan Apr 22, 2026 17:20 (JST) Beijing, April 22 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese trade organization headed by former House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono is planning to send a delegation to China from June 21 to 24, it was learned Wednesday. The Chinese side intends to accept the delegation from the Association for the Promotion…
Newsfrom Japan World Apr 18, 2026 00:33 (JST) Beijing, April 17 (Jiji Press)–A spokesperson for the Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command, which is responsible for areas near Taiwan, said on social media Friday that a Japanese Self-Defense Force vessel had sailed through the Taiwan Strait. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun slammed the move as…
Newsfrom Japan Politics Apr 10, 2026 14:18 (JST) Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government has downgraded China’s diplomatic significance amid worsening Tokyo-Beijing ties following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “Taiwan contingency” remarks last November. The 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday, calls China “an important neighboring country,” compared with the description in…
Newsfrom Japan Feb 22, 2026 12:34 (JST) Washington, Feb. 21 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese and U.S. governments held working-level talks this week on China’s alleged secret nuclear test and North Korea’s nuclear and missile development, it was learned Saturday. The meeting, which has been regularly held since 2010 to discuss extended deterrence, including the U.S. nuclear…
Newsfrom Japan Politics Dec 21, 2025 21:12 (JST) Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)–Lawmakers of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to visit Taiwan despite the current tensions between Japan and China over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s parliamentary remarks on a Taiwan contingency. Meanwhile, it seems unlikely that a suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers for Japan-China…
Newsfrom Japan Guide to Japan Travel World Nov 24, 2025 15:00 (JST) Hong Kong, Nov. 24 (Jiji Press)–Despite recent travel warnings from Beijing and Hong Kong authorities, interest among people in Hong Kong in visiting Japan remains strong, with no significant cancellations of group tours reported. After the Chinese government urged its citizens not to…
Newsfrom Japan World Nov 23, 2025 16:18 (JST) Beijing, Nov. 23 (Jiji Press)–Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has strongly criticized Japan, following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks over a potential Taiwan contingency, China’s Foreign Ministry said. At a meeting Saturday with Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin in Dushanbe, the capital of the Central…
Newsfrom Japan Politics Nov 23, 2025 10:53 (JST) Johannesburg, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had no contact with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Johannesburg on Saturday, Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki told reporters. Asked whether the two leaders will meet Sunday, Ozaki said, “Nothing has been decided.” Takaichi and Li…
Newsfrom Japan Nov 22, 2025 17:11 (JST) New York, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)–Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, has sent U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a letter over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on a possible Taiwan contingency, China’s permanent mission to the world body said Friday. The letter said that the…