China's call for deeper Japan trade ties may clear way for seafood imports to resume
China may be a step closer to reopening its doors to Japanese seafood imports after Beijing signalled it was keen to strengthen trade in food and agricultural products. Meeting his Japanese counterpart Taku Eto in Beijing on Friday,
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What Next for Japan’s Relations With China?
The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to hosting a Japan-China-South Korea Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in early 2025,
How Japan plans to stop China from ‘stealing the limelight’ at Trump’s inauguration
Trump and Xi speak on the phone ahead of the inauguration, China’s foreign ministry says
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were speaking on the phone late Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement
China reaches out to US allies ahead of Trump’s inauguration
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China’s Last-minute Preparations for Trump 2.0
In the week before President Donald Trump’s inauguration into the White House for his second term as president of the United States, China seemed to cozy up to U.S. allies.
Japan Chip Tool Makers Turn Cautious on China Uncertainty
Japanese chip gear makers trimmed their revenue forecast for fiscal 2025, citing fears of a slowdown in spending in China as well as by makers of automotive and power chips.
China imposes provisional duties on US, EU, Japan, Taiwan industrial plastics
China said on Thursday it would apply provisional duties on imports of industrial plastics from the United States, European Union, Japan and Taiwan after a months-long anti-dumping investigation.
Hit by wave of cyber attacks, Japan shifts to ‘active cyber defence’
The urgency to ramp up cyber security has never been more acute in Japan after a recent spate of attacks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Rubio will meet with peers from India, Japan, Australia after expected confirmation, officials say
U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India,
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Japan conveys serious concerns during rare visit by Chinese military delegation
Senior Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces officials have conveyed their serious concerns to a delegation from China's military over its increasing activities near Japan, Defense Minister Gen ...
TSMC Drives Record Investment Into US, Japan in China Decoupling
Taiwan’s companies invested a record amount of money in the US and Japan last year while the figure for China stagnated — highlighting supply-chain shifts resulting from worsening cross-strait ties.
Japan, China agree to continue talks for lifting import ban on Japanese beef
Japan and China have agreed to keep communicating over early lifting of China's import ban on Japanese beef. The ban has continued for more than 20 years.
More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations
China said Friday that its population fell for the third straight year in 2024, falling by almost 1.4 million to 1.408 billion. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan’s population has been falling for 15 years , while South Korea’s growth turned negative in 2021. In Italy, the number of births has fallen below 400,000 for the first time since the 19th century.