Beijing says the latest meeting with a senior Japanese leader, in a bid to mend the tense ties between two countries on the territorial dispute, was helpful.
Beijing says it still hopes to resolve the row through dialogue - but remains resolute in defending its sovereignty.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesday decided to set a two percent inflation goal and pledged to ease monetary conditions "decisively" at the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting.
China says it's on high alert for any move by Japan to prevent its patrols around the Diaoyu Islands, after Tokyo suggested it would interrupt Chinese ships and planes in the area.
Thailand urged Japan on Thursday to join hands in a major industrial development scheme in Myanmar' s Dawei area.
China says it is conducting a survey of islands in the East China Sea known as the "Diaoyu Dao" in Chinese to "safeguard China's marine rights."
Japan's New Komeito Party's leader Natsuo Yamaguchi said Thursday that he will pay a four-day visit to China from next Tuesday, aiming at relieving tensions between the two countries due to territorial dispute.
Top political advisor Jia Qinglin said Wednesday that China and Japan should resolve the Diaoyu Islands dispute through dialogue and consultation.
A Boeing 787 dreamliner operated by All Nippon Airways Co. made emergency landing Wednesday morning at southweast Japan's Takamatsu Airport.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday left for three Southeast Asian countries as his first overseas trip after he was elected as Japan's prime minister last month.
Beijing maintains that China opposes any infringement of its sovereignty by Japanese aircrafts or vessels... After Japan warned they could open fire, to deter Chinese patrols.
The latest on a territorial dispute between China and Japan over an island chain in the East China sea.
The Japanese government decided Monday to suspend two current defense programs to pave the way to map out new programs by the end of 2013, local media reported late Monday.
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso is due to pay a four-day visit to Myanmar starting Wednesday as Myanmar is in rapid progress with a series of reforms.
More than a hundred people have infected norovirus at a hospital in Japan's Yokohama, municipal officials said Monday.
China hopes Japan's new government will work with China to overcome difficulties in bilateral relations, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Japan's new Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday announced members of a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who just claimed the post in a special session of the Diet.
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