Diplomatic crises often change the stakes for each, and for the Japanese, the consequences of this crisis are multifaceted.

With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone ...

PM Sanae Takaichi's stance on Taiwan could cause tensions with China to spiral out of hand, writes Kerry Brown.

The use of both international lawfare and historical narrative warfare signals a major, under-recognized shift in China’s ...

Last month Takaichi Sanae, Japan’s prime minister, said that an invasion of Taiwan could cross the threshold that requires a ...

China and Japan are two of Asia’s most powerful nations and the region’s biggest trading partners. Yet centuries of intense ...

The Japanese leader’s candor over Taiwan brought the shared regional stakes out into the open, and the U.S. must stand behind ...

The diplomatic crisis between Tokyo and Beijing is the result of a years-long fundamental shift to the right in Japan - and ...

By one estimate, 500,000 airline tickets from China to Japan were canceled in a few days. A ban on Japanese seafood imports also was suddenly reinstated, again on bogus concerns regarding nuclear ...

The spat has rapidly escalated into a trade and diplomatic war set to affect businesses on both sides.

Weeks into the job, Japan’s new leader has come face-to-face with what it means to cross China’s red line on Taiwan.

The Indo‑Pacific region has experienced a significant rise in strategic tension in recent years, with Japan expressing ...