Voices of protest have risen Wednesday in Osaka against the mayor for his positive stance on the "comfort women".
Japanese State Minister for Administrative Reforms and Public Servant System Reforms Tomomi Inada on Sunday visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine
Japan cannot expect to win the trust or respect of its neighbors when its words and actions show it lacks any contrition about its past.
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.
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso visited the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine Sunday evening amid the shrine's three-day spring festival started Sunday, according to local media.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not visit the notorious Yasukuni Shrine that honors Japanese war criminals of the World War II during the shrine's spring festival in April.
Zhang said Japan asking China to choose between the Japanese government and the right-wing forces "purchasing" the islands was like giving a choice between two kinds of poison.
The Noda administration is not seeing the forest for the trees while devoting all its energy to the Diaoyu Dao Islands. It is leaving its country’s diplomatic relations with China in a stalemate.
The Chinese government vowed further measures to guard its sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands as top diplomats met in New York. Special coverage
Island protection common duty of mainland, Taiwan
Collection proves Diaoyu Islands belong to ChinaChina slams Japan's obstinacy over Diaoyu Islands
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi reiterated China's solemn position on the issue of Diaoyu Islands.
China's historical literatures show that Diaoyu Dao was first discovered, named and exploited by China, says a white paper issued by the Chinese government on Tuesday.
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday published a white paper on Diaoyu Dao, an inherent territory of China.