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China is exploiting Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency to ramp up pressure on Tokyo, at a time when Japan is accelerating efforts to reinforce its defense posture vis-à-vis Beijing. In particular ...

China has imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, accusing them of contributing to Japan’s “remilitarization.”

Chinese airlines are canceling all flights on 49 routes to Japan, a move that marks a further escalation of the high-profile economic pressure campaign over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s controversial comments on Beijing-claimed Taiwan. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya is interviewed at the parliament in Tokyo, on March 18, 2026. (Ren Onuma/Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — China announced Monday that it is sanctioning a ...

As China-Russia military coordination intensifies around Japan, the U.S.-Japan alliance must adapt to sustained military pressure below the threshold of war. Riho Aizawa examines recent developments and offers recommendations for strengthening alliance responses.

China has detained 2 Japanese nationals suspected of smuggling banned goods, after reports that an employee of a major Japanese electronics firm was among those arrested in a case involving rare earth-related exports.

Beijing has increased its pushback against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments. Concerts with Japanese artists in Beijing have been canceled or postponed, sometimes with little notice. "You don't have predictability because nobody ...