Noting that China-Japan relations are at a crucial stage of improvement and development, Li said China is willing to work with Japan to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries,

Japan’s retail and tourism-related shares gained after the government agreed with China to introduce more measures to promote travel between the two countries.

Last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Peru, and the two sides agreed to work together to comprehensively advance the strategic relationship of mutual benefit between China and Japan and endeavor to build a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship fit for the new era.

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said China-Japan relations are at a crucial stage of improvement and development during a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing on Wednesday

Japan's top diplomat Takeshi Iwaya expressed "serious concerns" to his Chinese counterpart over Beijing's increasing military activity, Tokyo said Wednesday. Iwaya also told Wang Yi in Beijing that "Japan is closely monitoring the Taiwan situation and recent military developments", a Japanese foreign ministry statement said.

While Tokyo and Beijing have touted the importance of thawing ties, experts say a number of issues are likely to mean continued hedging by both sides.

The number of Chinese medium-range ballistic missiles, capable of striking U.S. bases in Japan, has increased by 300.

HONDA Motor absorbing Nissan Motor could give the two struggling Japanese brands the scale they need to take on China’s BYD, sales figures released on Wednesday (Dec 25) show. Read more at The Business Times.

Asia's stocks rose in thin Boxing Day trade on Thursday, extending a "Santa Rally" with key markets Hong Kong and Sydney still shut for the holidays.

The China-Japan relationship is at a critical phase in efforts to improve ties, and the fruitful outcome of Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya's first visit to China in his current post illustrates efforts by Beijing and Tokyo to add certainty to the bilateral agenda and the region's stability, analysts said.

All the talk of China is warranted, but a surprising stat reveals Japan has outgunned all comers when it comes to the Australian automotive industry this year. Australians bought more cars from Japan than anywhere else in 2024 – and that number grew dramatically year-on-year while China’s share of sales fell in a market which was flat overall.