Japanese anime still popular in China amid diplomatic tension
While concerts by Japanese singers at large venues in China have been canceled one after another since last November, small-scale events such as anime-themed gatherings have…
Miho Tamura
Tokyo Ueno Zoo’s twin pandas arrive in China, moved to conservation and research centre in Sichuan
The 4-year-olds, male Xiao Xiao and female Lei Lei, left from Narita Airport on a chartered plane on Tuesday night.
Fatal stabbing raises criticism against anti-Japanese education
In China’s history education, anti-Japanese sentiment can be stirred among students when learning about the Japan-China war and other events.
Uighur culture being erased as Beijing tightens grip on Xinjiang, 15 years after Urumqi riots
A report released in February by The Jamestown Foundation, a U.S. research institute, said that authorities in the autonomous region were taking away farmland from Uighur…
‘The Boy and the Heron’ surpasses US$95 million at Chinese box office
The movie has been receiving high praise from Chinese netizens, with one social media user writing, “The illustrations are beautiful.”
Demolition work on collapsed buildings in quake-hit Taiwan city begins amid aftershocks
Shelters have also been set up in parks and schools as dozens of military, police officers, and firefighters dismantle and clear ruins.
China-North Korea border tourism boom raises concerns over funding weapons program
The South Korean government fears that increased tourists in the border areas is providing an opportunity for North Korea to earn foreign currency.