A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry expressed China's demand that Japan return to the track of managing and resolving disputes over the Diaoyu Islands at an early date on Tuesday.
Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui, who is also one of the leaders of the right-wing Japan Restoration Party, is considering permitting flight training for the U.S. military's "Osprey" aircraft in airspace over the prefecture.
Japan and India on Wednesday vowed to further promote their strategic and global partnership by enhancing bilateral cooperation in a great number of areas.
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua on Tuesday refused Japan's question on Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's remark about the Potsdam Proclamation and urged Japan to face up to the past to improve ties with neighboring countries.
Myanmar President U Thein Sein and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have vowed to lay a new foundation to further enhance bilateral ties and economic and trade cooperation.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday embarked on a five-day visit to Japan and Thailand, saying that the tour is aimed at giving a new dimension to India's "Look East" policy.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due to arrive here later on Friday for a three-day state visit to Myanmar.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Wednesday opted to continue its bold monetary easing policy to combat the nation's crippling deflation and hit the government-set 2 percent inflation target in two years.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday morning left Bangkok for Tokyo to attend an international forum on "The Future of Asia" in Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced his government's second set of economic growth strategies, including doubling Japan's crop exports to 1 trillion yen (about 9.76 billion U.S. dollars) by 2020 which is seen as a pillar of the new policy package.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday met at the Pentagon with his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera, discussing issues of regional security, including the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Diaoyu Islands, which are China's inherent territories.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe started his Russia visit among a four-nation trip in an effort to revive a long-stalled territorial talks with Russia, promote mutual trust and enhance the two countries'cooperation in all areas, especially in economy.
he Japanese government has passed during a cabinet meeting on Friday a five-year basic plan on ocean policy, which aims at promoting undersea resources development and enhancing surveillance capacity around its waters.
Despite repeated strong opposition from China, a group of 168 Japanese lawmakers on Tuesday visited the controversial war-link Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which honors Japanese war criminals of World War II.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's Hokkaido at around 12: 06 local time Friday, said Japan' s Meteorological Agency.
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday the Bank of Japan's monetary easing is aimed at overcoming the country's prolonged deflation and that he will explain the program to Group of 20 financial chiefs later this week in Washington.
A Japanese defense official said Thursday that a satellite image showed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) raised a missile launcher in its east part, according to local media.
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