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

Huatai Securities, one of China's largest brokerages, is preparing to start a securities business in Japan as a revival in the country's financial markets draws firms from overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/10/china-brokerage-japan-business/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #huataisecurities #brokerages #chinajapanrelations

Japan's handling of the Self-Defense Forces officer's trespass at the Chinese Embassy highlights the difference between personal misconduct and state responsibility, with "regret" used instead of a formal apology. OK? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/09/japan/should-tokyo-apologize-ti-beijing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #chinajapanrelations #chineseembassy #sdf #abemaprime

Global economic challenges present an opportunity for Prime Minister Takaichi to build the next generation of "national champions." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/05/world/takaichis-path-as-crisis-manager/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #ldp #donaldtrump #china #iran #us #meti #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy

The Japanese government urged China on Monday to lift sanctions against a member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers seeking closer ties with Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/japan-urge-china-furuya-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #keijifuruya #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #ldp

China announced sanctions on Monday against a Japanese lawmaker over his visits to Taiwan, as Beijing and Tokyo lock horns in a monthslong diplomatic row. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/30/japan/politics/china-bans-lawmaker-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #keijifuruya #sanaetakaichi

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday searched locations related to a Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of trespassing into the Chinese Embassy in the Japanese capital this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/29/japan/crime-legal/police-search-sdf-base/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #china #chinajapanrelations #sdf #gsdf

⁠Japan has expressed its regret over the break-in at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo by a knife-wielding Japanese military officer, but that is "far from enough," the ​Chinese foreign ministry said on ‌Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/politics/china-embassy-japan-regret-insufficient/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #sdf #gsdf

The government's decision to downgrade its characterization of its relations with China in its forthcoming diplomatic blue book has raised questions about what this means for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's China policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/26/japan/politics/japan-bluebook-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #foreignministry #defense #defenseministry #sanaetakaichi