Asia-Pacific

Takaichi Holds Telephone Talks with Trump; Receives Update on U.S.-China Relations
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke via telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday mor...
November 25, 2025

China Steps Up ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomacy Against Japan, Hurling Accusation About Plutonium Stockpile
China is ratcheting up its wolf warrior diplomacy to spread its claims and exert pressure on Japa...
November 23, 2025

Taiwan Lifts Japanese Food Import Restrictions Amid China’s Suspension
TAIPEI (Jiji Press) — Taiwan on Friday lifted its import restrictions on Japanese food products, ...
November 22, 2025

Taiwan Envoy Urges Citizens to Binge Buy Japanese Food Amid China’s Suspension of Many Imports from Japan
Taiwan’s top representative in Japan on Friday urged people in Taiwan to “go on a buying spree” o...
November 22, 2025

Air China to Significantly Cut Flights Between Shanghai, Osaka, Other Routes with Japanese Cities from Nov. 30
GUANGZHOU, China — Major Chinese state-run airline company Air China unveiled Friday that it will...
November 22, 2025

China Hints at Increasing Pressure on Japan after Suspending Imports of Japanese Seafood
China plans to conduct “rigorous reviews” of imports of marine products from Japan, the country s...
November 21, 2025

China Tightens Seafood Scrutiny Demands, Move Seen as De Facto Reaction to PM Takaichi’s Taiwan Contingency Comment
The Chinese government apparently has decided to suspend imports of Japanese seafood despite an a...
November 20, 2025

Taiwan’s Lai Calls on China to Exercise Self-Restraint; Says Attack on Japan Endangers Regional Peace and Stability
TAIPEI — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has called on Beijing to exercise self-restraint even as b...
November 18, 2025

Japan Foreign Ministry Official to Visit Beijing for Talks on Takaichi’s Taiwan Remark
Masaaki Kanai, director general of the Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, head...
November 17, 2025

Calls Growing in S. Korea for Tougher Drunk Driving Penalties After Japanese, Other Foreigners Killed
SEOUL — Calls are growing in South Korea for tougher drunk driving penalties following a series o...
November 17, 2025

China Urges Citizens to Refrain from Visiting Japan, Citing Surge of Crimes Against Chinese
BEIJING — China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has issued a travel advisory urging citizens to refrai...
November 15, 2025

Asia Inside Review: ASEAN Shift to ‘Two-Wheel’ Strategy Could Undermine Unity
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which was established as an anti-communist alliance d...
November 15, 2025

China Summons Japanese Ambassador, Demands Takaichi Retract Remarks on Taiwan Contingency
BEIJING - The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday said that Vice Minister Sun Weidong summoned Jap...
November 14, 2025

U.S. Envoy Slams China Diplomat’s Criticism of Takaichi over Taiwan
Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)—U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass has condemned a social media po...
November 11, 2025

South Korean Military Band Backs Out of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Festival to Be Held in Tokyo
The South Korean military band will not participate in the Japan Self-Defense Forces Marching Fes...
November 8, 2025
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