Japan's representative at the conference said "the introduction of nuclear weapons is not permitted" under the country's nonnuclear principles and that its use of nuclear energy is "exclusively for peaceful purposes." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/30/japan/china-npt-japan-possession-nuclear-weapons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #un #newyork #nuclearweapons #npt #sanaetakaichi

While pundits dream of multipolarity, Tokyo must navigate a world dominated by U.S.-China rivalry as it is. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/30/japan/japans-us-china-balancing-act/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #japan #us #china #russia #europe #taiwan #southkorea #asiapacific #donaldtrump #southeastasia #canada #defensse

The Japanese government is seeking a stopover by U.S. President Donald Trump in Japan during his planned trip to China in mid-May, Japanese and U.S. government sources said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/30/japan/politics/trump-china-trip-japan-stopover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #chinajapanrelations

Distorted narratives and disinformation have long tainted international perceptions of the Japanese people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/23/japan/beijings-anti-japan-propaganda/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #chinajapanrelations #us #sanaetakaichi #ccp

A Japanese trade organization headed by former House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono is planning to send a delegation to China from June 21 to 24, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/22/trade-delegation-china-june/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #chinajapanrelations #trade

China sent naval vessels through a waterway near Amami Oshima off Kagoshima Prefecture for training in the Pacific Ocean in apparent pushback against a Maritime Self-Defense Force warship transiting the Taiwan Strait. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/20/japan/china-japan-pacific-naval-drills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #taiwan #sdf #eastchinasea #pla

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering skipping a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its three-day spring festival that starts Tuesday, informed sources said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-visit-skip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #yasukunishrine #china #southkorea #sanaetakaichi

China said the presence of a Self-Defense Forces vessel in the Taiwan Strait is provocative, in a sign that ties between Asia's two largest economies continue to be strained. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/china-sdf-taiwan-strait/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #sdf #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #taiwanstrait

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has served a fresh arrest warrant on a Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of trespassing at the Chinese Embassy in the Japanese capital last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/15/japan/crime-legal/self-defense-force-member-arrest-china-embassy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #china #sdf #japanesepolice

Japan slightly downgraded its assessment of relations with China in its annual foreign policy report released Friday, as ties between the two Asian giants remain strained over views on Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/10/japan/politics/japan-diplomatic-views-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #foreignministry #sanaetakaichi #taiwan