Type 03 Chu-SAM surface-to-air missiles are set to be deployed on Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, 110 kilometers (68 miles) from Taiwan. Yonaguni is part of Okinawa Prefecture and the first island chain, which stretches southward to the Philippines and which Washington considers key to hemming in Chinese forces in the event of a conflict.

By dispatching its foreign minister to the event, Tokyo seems intent on asserting its influence - and avoiding being upstaged by Beijing In a gesture heavy with symbolism, strategy and no small measure of urgency,

Japan’s Tokyo University was criticised for embedding the ’Tiananmen’ keyword in its admissions page, restricting access for users in China. Old Reddit posts about the controversy have resurfaced

Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday as banks lifted on hopes for improved profits, while technology issues dropped on fears that U.S. dom

TOKYO: Japanese tech stocks fell sharply for a second day running on Tuesday (Jan 28) following a plunge in US tech stocks driven by the emergence of a

Huaxizi, or Florasis in English, a Chinese beauty brand with cultural and aesthetic attributes, launched its first overseas flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza area on Monday, becoming the first Chinese cosmetics brand to open a flagship store in the Ginza area.

As Trump's second administration comes to a start, experts speculate on what it could mean for U.S. relations with Japan and China.

China’s relations aren’t improving with every U.S. partner. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has aggressively resisted China’s increasingly assertive stance in their territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Asian markets show mixed performance as Wall Street’s tech stocks fall amid concerns over Chinese AI competitor DeepSeek.

TOKYO -- China said Friday that Vice President Han Zheng will attend Donald Trump's presidential inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20, even though the invitation to the event was sent to ...

Tensions rise as Beijing stokes Okinawa independence movement with propaganda and diplomatic outreach for potential Taiwan incursion

TOKYO -- The stocks of Japanese companies poised to benefit from the rush of Chinese tourists visiting during the Lunar New Year holiday have rallied in Tokyo, even as the rest of the Nikkei Stock Average remained lackluster.