Beijing’s moves have included flying bombers near Japan, detaining businesspeople and restricting the exports of rare earths.

Launched in Seattle in 1943, the U.S. minesweeper Vigilance survived a Japanese submarine and air attack in the United States’ last Pacific war before being transferred to the Philippines in 1967.

Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.

For years, the rivalry between China and Japan has been treated as a recurring diplomatic irritant. Historical grievances stemming from Japan’s invasion of China in the early 20th century have always ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled Tuesday with anti-war slogans during a ceremony in the southern island prefecture ...

Demonstrators shouted slogans throughout the prime minister’s speech at a World War II memorial event in Okinawa.

China says it is “gravely concerned” after Japan scrapped a long-standing ban on lethal weapons exports in response to what Tokyo called a worsening security environment. Japan is making “dangerous ...

Japan must ‘strengthen its defence capabilities’ as China has emerged as the greatest strategic challenge, Defence Minister ...

Japan's defence minister has rebutted Beijing's claim that his country is engaging in a "new militarism" - criticising China for its military expansion and lack of transparency. Speaking on the last ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo’s ...

China's Treasury holdings fell to their lowest level since 2008, while Japan trimmed nearly $47 billion from its position ...