Fascism and militarism "must be held thoroughly accountable and eradicated" and Japan must educate its young people with "the right view of history", a Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday.
Premier Li Keqiang urged Japan to view China's development as an opportunity and pursue positive policies toward China to improve bilateral relations.
China opposes Japanese military procedures under the guise of peacekeeping missions, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense Yang Yujun said at press conference Wednesday.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday urged Japan to deal with comfort women issue responsibly.
Japan's former prime minister Yukio Hatoyama apologized for his country's bombardment of Southwest China's Chongqing during World War II at the 2016 China International Friendship Cities Conference Thursday.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tuesday urged Japan to take its neighbors' security concerns seriously and act prudently in military and security fields.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday criticized the Japanese defense chief's recent remarks on the South China Sea issue, urging Japan to stop going against the consensus of countries in the region.
Beijing is strongly dissatisfied with Tokyo's defense white paper that is "full of groundless accusations" about China's normal military activities, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday.
Japanese government approved this year's version of defense white paper, which described the security environment surrounding the country "increasingly severe".
A 70-year-old Japanese man has buried his head in a small Henan province county for three years to work on and promote compost technology, reported thepaper.cn on Tuesday.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged Japan not to "hype up" the South China Sea issue.
The Defense Ministry on Thursday refuted Japan's protest over Chinese warships sailing close to the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.