White House fine-tunes Asia pivot to 'quench fire'

[2014-01-20 00:57]

Washington is dispatching two diplomats to East Asia to fine-tune the US pivot to Asia-Pacific by "quenching the fire" between China and Japan, after recent provocative moves by Tokyo that have further threatened regional stability.

Dropping 'no-war' pledge a part of Abe's strategy

[2014-01-20 00:53]

Japan's ruling party vowed to continue visits to the Yasukuni Shrine and push ahead constitutional revision, leading the country in a far-right direction.

Japanese germ-war atrocities undeniable

[2014-01-17 07:23]

This provocative act infuriated Chinese, Russians, Koreans and other victims of Japanese brutality before and during WWII and has left them wondering how far Abe and a Japan will go to deny history

China warns against provocative action by Japan on Diaoyu Islands

[2014-01-13 18:51]

China on Monday warned against any provocative action and escalation by Japan on the Diaoyu Islands issue in response to a reported plan by Japan to claim the islands in a guideline for creating school textbooks.

Japan tries to justify Abe's shrine visit

[2014-01-13 01:47]

Japan has sent senior diplomats on far-flung missions worldwide to justify the visit by Shinzo Abe to Yasukuni Shrine, which honors war criminals.

Japan PM 'must correct mistake'

[2013-12-30 01:47]

China is taking a tougher stance toward Japan, observers said, after a state councilor condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a shrine honoring its war dead, including war criminals.

Abe's Yasukuni visit sparks world condemnation

[2013-12-29 16:00]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's latest visit to the controversial Yasukuni shrine may have stirred a wider range of condemnation than he had expected.

Abe's shrine visit a flagrant denial of justice

[2013-12-29 00:23]

Abe's visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a flagrant denial of the just trials of Japanese warmongers guilty of crimes against humanity.

Defiant Abe a real danger

[2013-12-27 01:35]

The international community and China should not be fooled by Abe's excuses, instead it is time for them to seriously reconsider their relationship with Japan.

Japanese PM under fire at home

[2013-12-27 01:33]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday prompted Japan's own politicians, including one of Abe's political allies, to express their concerns about Japan's future path and its relations with Asian neighbors.

Anger over Abe's shrine visit

[2013-12-27 01:32]

Shinzo Abe stunned the international community by making himself the first sitting Japanese prime minister in seven years to visit Yasukuni Shrine.

Shrine visit to throws the gauntlet to China, ROK

[2013-12-26 17:12]

Hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finally showed the cloven hoof. He celebrated the first anniversary of his second premiership by insulting Japan's neighbors and rest of the world.