China-Japan relations

18 May 2013

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended in an interview on Friday the right of Japan’s leaders to visit a controversial shrine to war dead but hit back at critics who accuse him of revisionism.

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China baulks at 'long live emperor' chant by Japan's Abe

2 May 2013

Tenno heika banzai, or “long live the emperor”, was commonly chanted by Japanese soldiers in the second world war, said CCTV, adding that it is “extremely unusual” for a top government official to...

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China's new envoy warns US against meddling on Diaoyus

1 May 2013

In his first direct remarks on the territorial dispute since his appointment last month, Cui Tiankai also said China was alert to a "negative trend" of right-wing intentions in Japanese politics,...

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How they see it

28 Apr 2013

We have to wonder what the Shinzo Abe administration has in mind when it comes to Japan's strained relations with its neighbours. Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and two cabinet members visited war...

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Shinzo Abe should stay away from Yasukuni shrine

24 Apr 2013

Japanese politicians have a simple enough calculation when deciding whether to honour the country's war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine. To go is an act of nationalism that will win points with right-...

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From Anhui restroom to Osaka street - Sino-Japanese hatred shows no end

12 Apr 2013

A self-claimed “patriotic” man in China’s central Anhui province has picked a public place to vent his personal anger against the Japanese - the restroom of his restaurant.

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Opinion

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

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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

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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Taiwan would 'expel' mainland trawlers under Japan fishing deal

Taiwan's fishery authorities say they would kick out mainland trawlers caught in areas covered under a new Taipei-Tokyo fishing-rights accord reached on Wednesday.

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Yasuo Fukuda, former Japan prime minister, meets Xi Jinping in Boao

Fukuda is serving as chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, touted as an Asian version of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The annual Boao meeting is held on Hainan Island .

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DIPLOMACY

Ex-Japanese PM Fukuda said to want talks with Xi at Boao Forum

Fukuda, 76, who was prime minister from 2007 to 2008, left Japan to go to Hainan province in southern China for the annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia and was trying to set up a meeting...

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Rising China disregarding neighbours, says Japanese study

The rising might of China is causing it to act with increasing disregard towards its neighbours, a Japanese government-funded study said on Friday.

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DIPLOMACY

Japan seeks summit with China over Diaoyus dispute as early as May

Japan would seek a bilateral summit between its prime minister and China's new leaders as early as May as part of efforts to defuse a continuing diplomatic row over disputed islands, Foreign...

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