Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron is a box office success in China, but some say the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s anti-war stance is ‘hypocritical’ as the film portrays Japanese characters as victims.

The name of the ship has already been criticised in China because it shares its name with an imperial warship that bombed Shanghai in the 1930s.

The relationship between the two Asian giants is already ‘complex and delicate’, despite their intertwined economies.

Comments follow US President’s meeting with Japanese leader, where they unveiled a series of deals to strengthen military and economic ties to counter China.

Kishida, who became Japan’s first political leader to visit the US as a state guest in nine years, quickly corrected his remark at a press conference.

Some 88 per cent of respondents also say North Korea is a cause for concern, while 89 per cent identify Russia as a danger, according to the annual survey.

Move ‘disregards the risk of nuclear proliferation’ and would ‘intensify the arms race’ in the region, foreign ministry spokeswoman says.

Island’s former president appeals to younger generations to learn the lessons of history.

A new Japanese regiment equipped with advanced anti-ship missiles was established in the strategically vital Ryukyu island chain last month.

Talks will relate to ‘Pillar II’ of the pact, covering quantum computing, undersea, hypersonic, AI and cyber technology, Financial Times reports, citing people in the know.

US ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said the move is not meant ‘for just one contingency,’ but ‘it’s built around the security in the Indo-Pacific’.

Head of a trilateral organisation representing the three countries tells Boao Forum that no nation can face current geopolitical challenges on their own.

Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates on Tuesday, but analysts do not expect any direct impact on China, which is prioritising the stability of the yuan over rate cuts.

Eastern naval and coastguard units practise responses to an attack on a flotilla amid tensions in the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.

Umio Otsuka’s appointment marks the first time since 1978 for a former military official to assume the post.

Trade and investment growth between the two countries has slowed amid a series of economic and security concerns.

Chinese environment minister tells Kenji Kanasugi that Japan should ‘take responsibility’ for nuclear-contaminated water.

Japan is drawing up a 10-year plan to provide sustained and evolving assistance to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Japan first found out about its cybersecurity weaknesses in 2020 when the US warned some of Tokyo’s cables had been breached by Chinese hackers.

Chinese embassy spokesman said incident ‘further highlights’ the need for international supervision of release operation.

Mainland Chinese mission in Tokyo issues the message after Japanese media report this year’s ‘Keen Edge’ exercise features mock Taiwan conflict with Beijing as ‘hypothetical enemy’.

Tokyo is worried that if Trump returns to power he may seek some kind of trade or security pact with Beijing, undermining years of efforts to rein in the Asian giant.

Beijing and Tokyo foreign affairs officials meet as relations strained by differences on Taiwan and Japan’s decision to release Fukushima water.

Broadcaster sidelines anchor Xiao Chenghao after he suggested disaster was punishment for Japan’s discharge of nuclear waste water.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Japan and South Korea to restart negotiations on a trilateral free-trade agreement in November, amid pressure for them to diversify away.