A Japanese citizens group on Nov. 18 submitted an “emergency request” to the government to provide official compensation and apologize to former “comfort women” for Japan’s wartime actions.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will be in Malaysia on Nov. 20-23 and attend the 18th ASEAN-China, Japan and South Korea (10+3) leaders' meeting in Kuala Lumpur, an opportunity which could further advance the trilateral cooperation mechanism between China, Japan and South Korea so as to foster an East Asia economic community.
Japan's economy slipping into a technical recession for the second time since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to office in 2012 has led some analysts to question the efficacy of his so-called aggressive blend of economic policies dubbed "Abenomics" and see the soft spot continuing unless economic fundamentals are swiftly addressed.
South Korean victims of Japan's forced labor during World War II on Tuesday held a rally in central Seoul, calling for the rapid opening of the trial against Japan's "war criminal" companies.
Japan's economy contracted in the third quarter owing to waning business investment and slumping inventories, entering a technical recession for the second time since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came into office in 2012 and unrolled two editions of his aggressive "Abenomics" blend of economic policy.
A recent survey showed that about 36. 9 percent of local government leaders in Japan are against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, while only 23.0 percent are in favor, local media reported.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted to strengthen economic ties with China and South Korea through the realization of a free trade agreement (FTA), before departing on Friday for a number of economic and regional summits.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong met with visiting Governor of Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture Houdou Nakamura on Wednesday, voicing hope for further people-to-people exchanges and local-level cooperation between the two countries.
Japan's first domestically-made commercial jet in half a century took to the skies for its maiden flight Wednesday, marking a major step forward for Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. whose Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has faced a series of technical delays leading up to it completing its maiden voyage today.
BEIJING, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Keqiang urged Japanese business leaders to help improve the China-Japan relations during a meeting with a business delegation on Wednesday.
The South China Sea issue is not an issue between China and Japan, and China demands Japan not to make any move that would complicate the situation in the South China Sea, China's Defense Minister Chang Wanquan said on Wednesday.
Leaders of South Korea, Japan and China called for greater trilateral cooperation in trade and security on Sunday (Nov 1) and agreed to face up to history.They also urged more efforts in resuming six-party talks aimed at denuclearising North Korea and promoting peace in North-east Asia.
A block away from the hotel where Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stayed in Seoul during his just-concluded visit to South Korea is Dongguk University, a Buddhist-founded school now with quite a few young students speaking Chinese.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang travels to Seoul this weekend for an official visit to South Korea and the first leaders' meeting of the top three economies in East Asia after a three-year hiatus.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday urged Japan to face up to history to get trilateral cooperation among China, Japan and People's Republic of Korea (ROK) back on track.
In a bid to surpass competition from China and other countries keen to be part of the first bullet train project, Japan has offered financial support besides technology for India's ambitious rail project.
Some 70 Japanese lawmakers visited the notorious war-linked Yasukuni shrine Tuesday, following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ritual offering and two ministers' visits.
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