Th US forces are in Japan since World War II, and the Asian country is also a part of blockade known as the first island chain in the western Pacific Ocean.

Ties with Tokyo may be on the mend but Japan should not use Taiwan to stir up trouble in the region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Friday. While praising “a positive trend of improvement and development” in relations with Tokyo, Wang said there were still people in Japan colluding secretly with the “Taiwan independence” forces.

Analysts say Beijing's retaliatory tariffs are designed to hurt Trump's voter base while remaining restrained enough to allow room to hash out a trade deal.

China’s foreign ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, warns that China would fight ‘to the bitter end’ in ‘a tariff war, a trade war, or any other kind of war.’

Beijing and Tokyo have made a "good start" to resetting their economic relationship with a string of high-level meetings in recent months, analysts said, as both sides seek to hedge against the turbulence being unleashed by US President Donald Trump.

China on Monday urged Japan not to disrupt peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait following revelations over the weekend that a J

A Japanese man has been dubbed "the crazy key-copying demon" after he copied a woman's key to sneak into her home on New Year's Eve.

Along with fulminating against the United States, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China's South China Sea claims, blasted Japan for its past aggression and covered a wide range of other issues during his annual meeting with journalists.

The Philippine defense secretary says his country and its allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense zone or restrict freedom of flights over the South China S

Tourism plays a crucial role in promoting international understanding and strengthening ties between nations. Both the Chinese and Japanese governments fully recognize the significance of tourism exchanges, said Chen Zheng, minister-counselor at the Chinese embassy in Japan.

Journalists play a crucial role in bridging gaps and shaping public perception of cooperation among China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, an official from the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat said.

Diplomatic Courier staff writer Stephanie Gull brings you three under–the–radar stories from Asia: robots in the Beijing Marathon, India's tiger population, and cultural exchanges between China and Japan.