They’re at it again. China and Japan are frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured and bloody history they’re still working through.

More than two-thirds of Japanese firms expect the economy to suffer from frayed ties with China, with nearly half reporting or anticipating a direct business impact, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s provocative remarks and actions on Taiwan, China argues, expose a persistent agenda of supporting separatism, undermining the post–Second World War internationa

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements

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 curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply.

Despite these tensions, China still ranks as Japan’s largest trading partner. Extended export restrictions could shave a noticeable amount off Japan’s GDP, hundreds of billions of yen in losses and impacts on manufacturing sectors. China’s decision is a deliberate geopolitical signal in an increasingly tense East Asia.

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

The United States agreed to lower tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwan says it will invest in more chip manufacturing in the U.S.