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China calls for joint efforts with Japan to establish 'genuine trust'

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) meets with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tokyo, Japan, November 25, 2020. /GettyChina and Japan sho

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Tokyo governor determined to host Summer Olympics 'whatever it takes'

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike /CFP Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will happen in 2021 despite the recent spike of coronavirus cases in Japan, sai

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Japan pauses domestic travel push in two cities as COVID spreads

Japan paused its domestic "Go To Travel" promotion campaign in two cities following sharp rises in COVID-19 infections, a government minister said on Tuesday, a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga'

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Global Political Calendar: Wang Yi visits Japan, ROK, China-ASEAN Expo

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hosts the fifth "1+6" Roundtable via videoconference, and the 17th China-ASEAN E

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Japan sees spike in daily COVID-19 cases for 4th straight day, to suspend domestic travel campaign

Japan reported 2,560 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, renewing a record number of daily infections for a fourth consecutive day, according to the latest figures from the

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Australia fails RCEP test

The signing ceremony of the RCEP agreement is held via video conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 15, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Daryl Guppy is an international financial technical analysi

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Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Japan, S. Korea Nov. 24-27

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Japan and South Korea from November 24 to 27 at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Mo

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The myth of China-Japan 'decoupling'

VCG Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspec

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RCEP took the wind out of the Quad's anti-Chinese sails

The signing ceremony of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is held via video conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 15, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's Note: Andrew Korybk

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Japan PM Suga says will work closely with IOC to host Tokyo Olympics

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he looked forward to working closely with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Tokyo Olympics next year, following a meeting with Thomas B

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Premier Li urges more cooperation to counter challenges amid pandemic

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attends the 15th East Asia Summit via video link at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 14, 2020. /Xinhua Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday called for

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Is Biden a safe bet for Japan?

Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, September 16, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Yuan Sha is an assistant research fellow at the Department f

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Australian PM to travel to Japan for meeting with counterpart Suga

CANBERRA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison will travel to Japan within days to meet with the country's new leader Yoshihide Suga. Morrison announced that he would vis

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Japanese PM Suga, Joe Biden have phone talks: reports

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Joe Biden, projected winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, held phone talks, Kyodo reported on Thursday.

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Biden vows to step up to the plate as to climate change, but can he?

The White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 2, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Alessandro Golombiewski Teixeira is a national thousand-talent distinguished professor of public policy at Ts

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Global Business Daily: Ant Group IPO, Digital RMB, Laptop imports

"Macron needs treatment on a mental level."That was the sentence from Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan which sparked consternation in France and further afield amid a row over the country's tou

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Japan PM Suga sets 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday set a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the country