Japan raised its sales tax on Tuesday, a move likely to depress Chinese export prices to Japan while bilateral trade remains full of uncertainties amid political tensions.
PM would alter Constitution to 'restore former status' of nation
Japan sparked domestic and global concerns on Tuesday by overturning a ban on military hardware exports in a move to help "restore its military power".
The Japanese Cabinet approves new guidelines on arms export, marking a major change on the country's defense stance for the first time in 50 years.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo March 31, 2014. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season.
The Sino-Japanese relationship faces thorny challenges, but Tokyo is not keen on having a serious strategic dialogue with Beijing.
Beijing voiced serious discontent and protested the "unreasonable attitude" of Japan toward President Xi Jinping's Berlin speech about Japan's wartime atrocities, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry on Friday slammed an analogy drawn by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe between their territorial disputes and the situation in Crimea.
High-ranking military officials between Republic of Korea(ROK), Japan and the United States will hold tripartite talks in Washington next month.
In her almost nine years as chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel has won respect around the world for her dignified leadership, strong moral sense and disciplined, responsible fiscal policies.
For many years, science in the Asia-Pacific region has been dominated by Japan, but China is now on pace to catch up.
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