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Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi says China did not issue advance notice about military drill

He added that Japan “will respond calmly and resolutely” to China’s military activities and “make sure to use all means of surveillance and monitoring.”

  • Published: December 10, 20258:55 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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China rejects Japan’s radar claims

Calling Japan's move "purely ill-intentioned," a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that Tokyo's "hype" over the so-called "radar illumination" incident was a deliberate false…

  • Published: December 9, 20258:55 am
  • Author Zhao Jia
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Chinese fighter jet directs radar at Japanese jets twice, Tokyo says

The defense minister said Tokyo lodged a strong protest to China through diplomatic and defense channels, calling them dangerous acts that could lead to unforeseen events.

  • Published: December 8, 20258:55 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Presidential office confirms 6 South Koreans detained in North Korea, vows efforts to release them

The six citizens, including three North Koreans who had defected to South Korea, have been held in the North on charges of espionage and others since between 2013 and 2016.

  • Published: December 5, 20259:36 am
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Chinese President Xi, French counterpart Macron vow to deepen relations

President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his fourth state visit to China since taking office in 2017, bringing with him a delegation of over 80 members —…

  • Published: December 5, 20258:55 am
  • Author Mo Jingxi
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China, Russia vow to defend World War II legacy

During talks on Tuesday, December 2, Beijing and Moscow "updated each other and coordinated on issues related to Japan, reaching a high degree of consensus," China's Foreign…

  • Published: December 4, 20258:55 am
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China delivers another letter to UN chief over Japan’s remarks on Taiwan

In the letter, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, said China "firmly opposes" Japan's letter to the UN and called it "dodging the key issues, while groundlessly…

  • Published: December 3, 20257:59 am
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North Korea may already possess 150 nuclear warheads, could reach 400 by 2040: think tank

The estimate — based on North Korea’s known fissile-material production rates and recent facility expansion — is more than double the figures commonly cited by other global…

  • Published: November 28, 20258:35 am
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Beijing urges Tokyo to explain its Taiwan position

Beijing considers Japan PM Sanae Takaichi's remarks as a 'serious violation' of the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, eroding the political…

  • Published: November 27, 20259:00 am
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Japan aims to leverage close ties with U.S. to fend off China’s information war over Taiwan

A US official from the Republican Party told The Yomiuri Shimbun that President Trump’s real intention was to maintain a certain distance from the Japan-China confrontation…

  • Published: November 27, 20258:35 am
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