Shinjiro Koizumi makes some of Tokyo's most pointed remarks yet in the dispute over Japan's military build-up.

Takaichi’s overwhelming victory during the February election suggests China’s coercive approach might be counterproductive.

Beijing has repeatedly criticised Tokyo’s growing defence spending and military moves. This month, China’s foreign ministry ...

Discover Japan's radical reforms to its national intelligence apparatus, establishing a new bureau and strengthening foreign ...

By Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Sunday rejected ...

Shared concerns over China have drawn Manila and Tokyo together. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

NAGASAKI—The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is changing its signage to include a more comprehensive explanation of the start of ...

But in 2022 Japan and China traded places. China’s inflation rate fell below that of its smaller, greyer neighbour and stayed there (see chart). The role reversal was later confirmed by the bond ...

R ICHARD NIXON’S surprise trip to China to meet Mao Zedong in 1972 came to be known in Japan as a “Nixon shock”. Donald Trump’s choreographed meeting with Xi Jinping was n ...

Weeks into the job, Japan’s new leader has come face-to-face with what it means to cross China’s red line on Taiwan. In the days since Sanae Takaichi suggested her country could respond militarily if ...