Sino-Japanese ties

The 6th Beijing-Tokyo Forum, which opened on Monday in Tokyo, has come at a time when bilateral relations between the two countries are enjoying the best climate in years.

Journalists need to tell stories of common man

Japan should reciprocate moves

For starters, the pilgrimages to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine appear to have stopped. But the potential for trouble continues to plague this important bilateral relationship.

Adopting the right approach

Kan's remarks have come at a time of heightened tensions in the region after the controversial US-ROK joint military exercises, which has followed the alleged torpedoing of a ROK warship by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in March.

Japan needs to walk its talk about historical remorse

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday expressed "deep remorse" and "heartfelt apology" for Koreans' suffering under his country's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

Visiting Yasukuni Shrine or not serves as touchstone

The visit to the war shrine is not only an internal issue of Japan, but a touchstone of the Japanese government's attitude towards its history.

Japan's slow-motion crisis

If you listen to American, European, or even Chinese leaders, Japan is the economic future no one wants. In selling massive stimulus packages and bank bailouts, Western leaders told their people, "We must do this or we will end up like Japan...

With power comes responsibility

A popular saying, "with great power comes great responsibility" comes to mind when one reads of the news of China reaching another milestone in its phenomenal economic development: replacing Japan as the world's second largest economy.

Ties with Japan important

Chinese people have become increasingly confident of their country's ability to manage ties with Japan, and have become more open-minded in viewing Japan's World War II history.