Japan's new ambassador arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as the country's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked a new foreign minister.
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Japan ambassador: Warmer economic ties needed China on alert for Japanese fighter jets
Japan's new ambassador to China Masato Kitera, who arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, called himself a "Christmas present".
Tokyo's new ambassador to China Monday expressed his country's desire to boost economic links to thaw cooling ties amid tension over the Diaoyu Islands.
China voices expectations for new Japan envoy
Special: Diaoyu Island Dispute Comment: Easing tension over islands
Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will send a special envoy to China, media reports said, amid tension over the Diaoyu Islands.Special: Diaoyu Island Dispute Abe acts tough on islands disputes
There was "no room for talks" on territorial disputes with China, Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister said after his party won the election.
Ties with China important for Japan: Abe
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The LDP of Japan won the election, but tension with China will continue if party chief Shinzo Abe follows his hawkish campaign rhetoric, experts said.
Noda quits from DPJ's presidencyLDP, Komeito agree to form coalition Special: Japan Election Comment: China to make good on neighbors
Chinese and Japanese aircraft were involved in a standoff in the skies above the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday. Special: Diaoyu Islands Dispute
Japanese automakers have started to see their sales in China rebound after Japan's illegal "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands caused sales to decline sharply.
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Japan is urged not to do anything that will harm regional security and stability as right-wing forces rise in the country ahead of an election next month, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
Sovereignty protection 'proper and necessary': FM Special: Diaoyu Islands Dispute
The Japanese government officially approved the appointment of Masato Kitera as its new ambassador to China at a cabinet meeting Thursday morning.
Japanese exports to China fall amid islands row
Japan did not seem to worry about its economic ties with China when the political front was frigidly cold during the five-and-a-half years of Junichiro Koizumi's premiership.
Japanese firms are not pulling out of the Chinese market despite tension over the Diaoyu Islands, a Japanese envoy said. Diaoyu Islands Dispute
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