HHeadlines Read More Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth gripJanuary 11, 2026 Japan is ramping up efforts to reach out to its Group of Seven peers and beyond amid mounting…
HHeadlines Read More China blinks again following dual-use export threat earlier in the weekJanuary 9, 2026 China telegraphed moderation for a second day running after issuing a trade threat earlier in the week that…
HHeadlines Read More China’s dual-use export ban on Japan a decisive escalationJanuary 7, 2026 Export restrictions put into place by China on Tuesday on goods bound for Japan could put established trade…
HHeadlines Read More China’s heavy-handed attack on Takaichi is backfiringDecember 12, 2025 After Sanae Takaichi answered a hypothetical question on Taiwan in parliament last month, China’s response was explosive, crudely…
HHeadlines Read More Japan and China trade barbs over radar lock-on as row shows no signs of abatingDecember 9, 2025 Tokyo and Beijing traded barbs Monday as their diplomatic row showed no signs of abating, following Japan’s report…
HHeadlines Read More Chinese fighters target SDF jets with radar lock-on, Japan saysDecember 7, 2025 Chinese military fighter jets twice locked their fire-control radar on Air Self-Defense Force aircraft over international waters southeast…
HHeadlines Read More Takaichi hints that Taiwan remarks were off the cuffNovember 27, 2025 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday hinted in parliament that she didn’t initially intend to refer to a…
HHeadlines Read More Japan’s new PM said the quiet part out loud on Taiwan and unleashed Beijing’s furyNovember 21, 2025 China was already wary about Japan’s new prime minister, renowned Beijing hawk Sanae Takaichi, before she weighed in…
HHeadlines Read More Beijing vows to strike back if Japan uses military force in Taiwan StraitNovember 13, 2025 Beijing has warned that any Japanese military involvement in the Taiwan Strait would be regarded as “an act…
HHeadlines Read More Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarksNovember 10, 2025 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has refused to back down following her controversial remarks Friday on the possibility of…