China announces another new trade measure against Japan as tensions rise

China launched an investigation into a chemical gas used in making semiconductors, a day after it imposed curbs on the export ...

China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, are at odds again

They’re at it again. China and Japan are frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured and bloody history ...

China’s Threat to Block Rare Earths Has Put Japan on High Alert

Tokyo is concerned at signs that Beijing may be laying the groundwork to restrict access to the metals vital to manufacturing ...

Asian Rare-Earth Stocks Rise on China-Japan Dispute

China's dominant position in supplying rare-earth magnets and metals has proven a powerful trump card in trade negotiations and geopolitical disputes. In China, Chinese North Rare Earth rose 5.4% and ...

How rare earths raise the stakes in China-Japan spat

These events — as well as ongoing territorial disputes — continue to overshadow relations between the two countries.What’s ...

How Japanese Scallops Became a Pawn in Diplomatic Tensions With China

For Beijing, scallops have served as a diplomatic pressure point. For Japan’s allies, consuming them is portrayed as an act ...

Japan Approves Record $58 Billion Defense Budget Amid Rising China Tensions

Japan ’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming fiscal ...