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The Chinese government has instructed the country's airlines to cut flights to Japan through March 2026.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2025
China asks airlines to extend Japan flight cuts until March 2026
The edict signaled Beijing is braced for a protracted spat, though sources said airlines were asked to make the cuts “for now,” a hint that the situation could change.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, meet in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 25, 2025
In talks with Xi and Takaichi, Trump looks to strike a delicate balance
U.S. President Donald Trump held talks with the leaders of China and Japan just hours apart, as the American leader sought to balance ties with his top rival and key ally.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers reporters' questions about her phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
Takaichi holds first talks with Trump since start of row with China
Sanae Takaichi told reporters that U.S. leader Donald Trump had “explained the current state of U.S.-China relations,” including details of his talks with Xi Jinping.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that Taiwan's "return to China" at the end of World War II was a key part of Beijing's vision for the world order, a stance which Taiwan's democratically elected government strongly rejects.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
‘Return’ to China not an option for Taiwan’s people, premier says
Beijing has never renounced the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control and has stepped up its military pressure against the island.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Johannesburg on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
South Korea to calmly watch Japan-China tensions, says president
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul will do its best to maximize its national interest.
The AI frenzy that’s gripped global equity markets for months is getting a fresh look from investors, as focus shifts to finding stocks that can drive the next leg of the sector’s rally or at least withstand future selloffs.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 25, 2025
China’s AI promise lures top Asia fund away from South Korea and Taiwan
The AI frenzy that’s gripped global equity markets for months is getting a fresh look from investors.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech in parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 24.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2025
Opposition leaders to press Takaichi on China and fiscal policy
The prime minister is struggling with backlash from China over her recent remarks about a potential Taiwan contingency.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has weighed in on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks over Taiwan, which has roiled China-Japan ties for more than two weeks, saying his government supports Beijing’s diplomatic policy toward Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2025
Hong Kong leader backs China’s policy on Japan in first remarks on dispute
Chief Executive John Lee described Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan as “erroneous remarks.”
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (left) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg on Saturday
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2025
China pursuing international campaign against Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Only a handful of countries close to China, including Russia, appear to be supporting Beijing’s argument.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (second from left) stands for a group photo with leaders including Chinese Premier Li Qiang (second from right) at the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2025
Japan-China divide widens as fears of long-lasting chill in ties grow
The cavernous gap was on full display over the weekend as any contact between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese Premier Li Qiang failed to materialize at a G20 summit.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (left) meets Tsuneo Uechi, mayor of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture (second from right) at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Yonaguni on Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2025
Takaichi government to ramp up efforts for defense of Japan’s southwest
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has visited some of the islands in the region, only about a month after taking office.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters after inspecting the Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Yonaguni Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2025
Japan on track to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, Koizumi says
Japan is planning to station medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni, about 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, as part of a broader military build-up.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with her Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, at the Group of 20 Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
Takaichi embraces Meloni at Group of 20, but keeps distance from China
In a sea of dark-suited men and Group of 20 stalwarts, a bonding moment this weekend between two populist women stood out.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing on Oct. 27.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
Top Chinese diplomat weighs in on Takaichi’s ‘shocking’ Taiwan remarks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi became the country’s highest-ranking official to weigh in on the row over comments that Japan could intervene in a Taiwan crisis.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a meeting on Ukraine on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
Japan blasts China’s ‘entirely baseless’ claims after U.N. letter
China vowed to take resolute self-defense against Japan if it “dared to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait” in a letter delivered to the United Nations.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said earlier this month that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could be deemed "a situation threatening Japan's survival."
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2025
China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to U.N. and vows to defend itself
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi committed “a grave violation of international law” and diplomatic norms, China’s U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong wrote in a letter.
Tourists board a bus after sightseeing in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 22, 2025
Japan businesses brush off worries over China tourists
With less Chinese customers, “it’s become a bit easier for Japanese shoppers to visit, so our sales haven’t really dropped,” a shop manager said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on Oct. 28.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 22, 2025
Japan set to lean on U.S., allies for support if China escalates
For now, Tokyo has stuck to its usual playbook: avoiding tit-for-tat retaliation, keeping communication channels open and hoping tensions cool over time.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2025
Takaichi rejects China’s demand to retract Taiwan remarks
There is no change to Tokyo’s stance on how it would respond to a major regional security crisis, the prime minister says.
For Hokkaido, the most important inbound tourism markets are Taiwan, South Korea and China.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 21, 2025
Japan’s dispute with China may impact Hokkaido tourism this winter
As Japan and China continue their war of words, the potential impact on Hokkaido’s tourism industry this winter season has officials increasingly concerned.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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