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Rising threats are prompting some politicians in Japan, the only nation attacked with nuclear weapons, to reconsider its position.
The move marks the first time in more than 13 years that a political stand-off has disrupted the annual mission to promote economic exchange.
The deterioration of ties after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a possible Japanese military intervention in a Taiwan crisis will test both Tokyo and Beijing’s resolve.
F or nigh on 1,000 years, the Japanese pirates have wreaked havoc…they respect only force, and their hearts are bursting with malice.” This month China’s armed forces released these verses on social media.
BEIJING: The Chinese government has instructed some travel companies to reduce the number of travelers to Japan, it has been learned. They demanded that visa applications for travel to Japan be reduced to 60 per cent or less and halted group tours.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his inaugural state visit to the world’s No. 2 economy, just as tensions simmer between Beijing and Tokyo.
Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo escalates, some residents are worried.
The move marks the first time in more than 13 years that a political standoff has disrupted an annual mission to promote economic exchange between Asia's two largest economies.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region.
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