Anti-Japan Protests

Japanese cyclist's bid to volunteer at Chinese rural school rejected

11 Apr 2013

This was definitely not the first time China has frustrated Kawahara Keiichiro, who famously lost his bike in Wuhan last year and has a large following on Sina Weibo.

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Japan urges China to reveal full defence spending details

8 Mar 2013

There are reports that Beijing is increasing its defence budget by nearly 11 per cent in the coming year, which would put growth in double digits for the third straight year, but analysts believe...

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South Korean sex slaves sue Japanese band Scramble over 'prostitutes' tag

5 Mar 2013

A CD containing a song with the allegedly defamatory lyrics by the band Scramble was mailed last week - along with a translated text - to a shelter that cares for so-called comfort women in...

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Asia Weekly names Diaoyu voyagers 'people of the year'

28 Dec 2012

Eight activists from Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland who sailed to the Diaoyu Islands to claim them for China appeared on the cover of Asia Weekly as “people of the year”.

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Japan wants ‘mutually beneficial’ relations with new China

15 Nov 2012

Japan said on Thursday it wants to develop “mutually beneficial” relations with China’s new leaders, as the two countries remain embroiled in a dispute over islands in the East China Sea.

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Beijing marathon to take Japanese runners after reported snub

11 Nov 2012

Beijing marathon organisers have reversed a decision to refuse Japanese runners, Chinese state media said on Sunday. Japan’s media had reported that the runners were previously banned from taking...

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Opinion

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

Updated 4:35AM

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Mazda Motor says China car sales down 45pc

Mazda Motor said on Monday it sold 9,511 vehicles in China in October, down 45 per cent from a year earlier, as consumers shunned Japanese brands following a flare up in anti-Japanese sentiment...

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Japanese attacked in Shanghai restaurant amid territorial row

Four Japanese restaurant-goers were assaulted in Shanghai, prompting Japan’s consulate to renew a warning to its citizens in China as a major territorial row rumbles on.

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Wacky tycoon shouts 'free Chinese cars' from the rooftops

A Chinese philanthropist known for his populist gestures has pledged to give domestically-made cars to more than 40 people whose vehicles were damaged in widespread anti-Japan protests last month...

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Tycoon offers Chinese cars for Japanese amid row

A Chinese philanthropist known for his populist gestures has pledged to give domestically made cars to more than 40 people whose vehicles were damaged in widespread anti-Japan protests.

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VEHICLES

Japan car sales dive in China over Diaoyu dispute

Japan's top three carmakers yesterday said their sales in China dived last month in the wake of anti-Japan protests over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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TERRITORIAL DISPUTE

China banks to skip World Bank, IMF talks in Japan

Major Chinese banks will skip World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings this week in Japan, China’s state media said, in apparent protest over a territorial dispute between the two...

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