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Leaders of Japan and South Korea meet as China flexes muscles

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung for talks on Tuesday aimed at ...

China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, are at odds again

Also part of the equation this week: China's visible pivot to another regional neighbor, South Korea, whose president spent ...

Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo's drive to ...

China-Japan feud escalates after Beijing unveils export curbs

China blocked exports of a raft of goods with potential military applications to Japan, ramping up recent tensions between ...

China bans exports to Japan of dual-use goods that could enhance Tokyo’s military power

China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes. The move comes at a time of heightened tensions ...

China taps export controls veteran amid trade tensions with US, Japan

China on Monday appointed Jiang Chenghua as Deputy Representative for International Trade Negotiations, a veteran negotiator ...

China Deprives Japan of Rare-Earths Supply, Escalating Dispute

Beijing is punishing Tokyo for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, again wielding critical minerals as an ...

China probes import of Japanese gas

China escalated its trade tensions with Japan on Wednesday by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a ...

China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert

Tokyo is concerned at signs that Beijing may be laying the groundwork to restrict access to the metals vital to manufacturing ...

As Beijing targets Tokyo over Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks, what levers does Japan have?

China’s access to Japan’s coveted industrial-use goods – especially a critical chipmaking ingredient – may face hurdles if ...