A senior Chinese military officer and national political advisor has urged Tokyo not to use the recent Islamic State hostage incident to justify its overseas military expansion.
If Japan plans to regain trust from its neighboring countries, it needs to squarely look at its wartime history and be apart from the past.
The China-Japan Friendship Hospital is to be called the China-Japan Hospital according to a regulation on the abbreviated names of hospitals.
A top executive from Japan's ruling party is to head a 3,000-strong delegation to China in May, the latest indication of a thaw in the relationship between the two neighbors.
Japanese lawmaker Toshihiro Nikai will bring a 3,000-strong delegation to China in late May this year, aimed at improving bilateral relations.
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ruled against a group of Chongqing bombing survivors who sued the Japanese government and asked for apology and compensation.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been urged recently many times to clearly uphold the 1995 Murayama Statement.
Chinese Defense Ministry said on Thursday that China and Japan have agreed to launch a maritime and aerial crisis management mechanism at an early date.
China is concerned about the attitude adopted by Japan's government regarding their history of aggression.
China on Wednesday renewed its call for Japan to profoundly reflect upon its aggression history in World War II, and earnestly carry out its promise of peaceful development.
China and Japan will hold their latest round of high-level consultations on maritime affairs on Wednesday, in Japan, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday.
Japan announced its biggest defense budget on Wednesday as it prepares plans to scrap the constitutional ban on military operations overseas.