3 d. ago Japanese and Chinese Coast Guard Face Off in Disputed Island Chain

Japanese and Chinese Coast Guard Face Off in Disputed Island Chain  The Maritime Executive

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3 d. ago China and Japan boats face off near contested islands as feud worsens

China and Japan boats face off near contested islands as feud worsens  BBC

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3 d. ago Chinese and Japanese boats face off near disputed islands as feud worsens

Chinese and Japanese boats face off near disputed islands as feud worsens  Yahoo News New Zealand

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3 d. ago Chinese and Japanese coastguard ships confront each other near disputed islands

Chinese and Japanese coastguard vessels have been involved in a stand-off near the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. The two sides gave conflicting accounts of Tuesday’s incident, with the Chinese coastguards saying they had driven a Japanese fishing boat away from the islands, which are known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the coastguard, said the Chinese vessels took “necessary control measures” and issued warnings to the boat. “The Diaoyu Islands and...

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5 d. ago Why do Chinese no longer feel the need to boycott Japanese products?

During past flare-ups in diplomatic tensions between China and Japan, Chinese consumers spontaneously boycotted Japanese goods. But the latest row, sparked by controversial remarks on Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has met with a markedly different response, with almost no one in China calling for a boycott of Japanese products. Part of the reason for the turnaround is a seismic shift in China’s consumer market, with the Japanese home appliances, digital gadgets and cars once...

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8 d. ago Public outrage over Chinese man placing hell money in Japanese temple donation box

A Chinese man who placed joss paper into a fortune-drawing money collection box at Japan’s Sensoji Temple has sparked online outrage and criticism of bad tourist behaviour. A video that circulated on social media in November showed the unidentified man putting a piece of joss paper, also known as “hell money”, into the box on the desk where fortune sticks are drawn. Visitors are required to put 100 yen (US$1) into the box to draw from 100 bamboo sticks in a tube. They then need to find the...

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1 week ago Trump’s calls with Xi and Takaichi hint he won’t let Taiwan derail Beijing ties

US President Donald Trump’s phone calls with both his Chinese and Japanese counterparts this week suggest Washington is engaged in a delicate balancing act over the Taiwan issue. These high-level communications are also intended as a message to Japan, and other US allies, that Taiwan is not a top priority for the Trump administration and should not disrupt the stabilisation of Sino-American ties, according to diplomatic observers. On Tuesday morning, Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...

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1 week ago Lee, Japanese and Chinese leaders discuss bilateral relations amid China

Lee, Japanese and Chinese leaders discuss bilateral relations amid China-Japan row  The Korea Herald

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1 week ago Chinese foreign minister asserts right to halt Japanese militarism

Chinese foreign minister asserts right to halt Japanese militarism  China Daily - Global Edition

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1 week ago China will not allow Japanese 'militarism to stage a comeback': Chinese FM

China will not allow Japanese 'militarism to stage a comeback': Chinese FM  TRT World

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1 week ago China will never allow Japanese militarism to stage a comeback: Chinese FM Wang Yi

China will never allow Japanese militarism to stage a comeback: Chinese FM Wang Yi  Global Times

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1 week ago China will never allow Japanese militarism to stage a comeback: Chinese FM

China will never allow Japanese militarism to stage a comeback: Chinese FM  Global Times

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2 w. ago Tokyo complains over video of diplomat appearing to bow to Chinese official

Footage of a Japanese diplomat appearing to bow to his Chinese counterpart following their talks in Beijing on Tuesday has prompted a complaint from Tokyo that it was not informed about media filming after the meeting. It comes amid a diplomatic feud between Beijing and Tokyo over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan. Tuesday’s meeting between China’s Asian affairs chief Liu Jinsong and his Japanese counterpart Masaaki Kanai ended without consensus. The video of Liu and...

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2 w. ago Young Chinese fans fear losing access to Japanese culture amid diplomatic row

The Japanese comedy Cells at Work! was expected to be released in Chinese cinemas on Saturday. The live-action movie is adapted from a popular manga series and follows the slapstick adventures of cells inside the body of a Japanese teenager. However, the movie’s launch date in China has been pushed back. Also postponed is the release of Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers, an animated film that was scheduled to hit Chinese screens in early December. The delays come...

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2 w. ago Japanese concerts cancelled in China as diplomatic row takes cultural toll

Fans of Japanese singer-songwriter Kokia were disappointed on Wednesday night when a “last-minute technical issue” forced the cancellation of a concert in Beijing. The organiser of the event apologised on Thursday for one of a series of Japanese cultural events that have been cancelled or delayed since China and Japan became embroiled in a diplomatic row this month. “This should have been announced earlier! People waited for an hour and a half, and many came from out of town,” one fan said,...

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2 w. ago Beijing warns Tokyo of ‘further action’ if Takaichi doesn’t budge on Taiwan stand

China will take “further measures” against Japan unless its prime minister retracts her controversial comments on Taiwan, the foreign ministry said as Beijing reportedly reimposed a ban on Japanese seafood imports. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Wednesday that Takaichi’s remarks had undermined the political foundation of China-Japan relations and China “has every reason to respond to such actions”. “The Chinese side will be forced to take severe and resolute...

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2 w. ago China protects safety of foreign nationals according to law: Chinese FM on Japanese Embassy warning citizens to avoid crowded places

China protects safety of foreign nationals according to law: Chinese FM on Japanese Embassy warning citizens to avoid crowded places  Global Times

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2 w. ago China Escalates Japan Feud With Island Patrols and Warnings to Citizens

China Escalates Japan Feud With Island Patrols and Warnings to Citizens  The New York Times

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2 w. ago 🇨🇳🇯🇵 CHINA FLEXES WITH GUNBOATS AFTER JAPAN’S PM MENTIONS TAIWAN 4 armed Chinese Coast Guard ships just barged into Japanese

🇨🇳🇯🇵 CHINA FLEXES WITH GUNBOATS AFTER JAPAN’S PM MENTIONS TAIWAN 4 armed Chinese Coast Guard ships just barged into Japanese-controlled waters near the Senkaku Islands - Beijing’s latest tantrum after PM Sanae Takaichi dared to say Ja  x.com

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3 w. ago Beijing summons Japanese ambassador in latest protest over PM’s Taiwan comments

Beijing has summoned the Japanese ambassador and lodged “solemn representations” in its latest show of protest over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent provocative comments on a Taiwan contingency. Sun Weidong, China’s vice-foreign minister, on Thursday summoned Kenji Kanasugi, expressing strong dissatisfaction and opposition to Takaichi’s remarks, which Sun called “egregiously wrong and highly dangerous”, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Sun said the Japanese leader’s...

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