Beijing has lodged an official protest with Tokyo over the Dalai Lama's trip to Japan, which comes amid tense relations between the two nations.
Special: Diaoyu Islands dispute
Chinese diplomats asked Japan not to deny history, as Chinese ships continued to conduct regular patrols to defend China's sovereignty over the Diaoyu islands.
Despite the fact that attitudes toward Japanese living in China have changed dramatically since September, Kawahara Keiichiro is determined to continue volunteering in the earthquake-hit areas of China.
Declining exports of rare earths are due to sluggish global demand and not tension with Tokyo, industry leaders said. 
Japan should face up to wrongdoing
Noda vows to protect maritime interests Special
Skepticism on Sunday continued to spread in Japan over calls by the ruling party's top adviser Yukio Hatoyama for Tokyo to face up to Beijing over the Diaoyu Islands dispute.
China will closely watch future actions by Japan regarding the Diaoyu Islands and the adjacent waters, and the actions will "shape China's countermeasure".
Chinese and Japanese diplomats met secretly over the weekend to discuss the Diaoyu Islands, Tokyo confirmed on Wednesday.Special
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday elaborated on China's solemn stance over the Diaoyu Islands row with Japan during a meeting with visiting former prominent politicians from the US.
The trip of 2,200 Chinese tourists to Japan has sparked an online controversy as many Internet users called for a tourism boycott of the island nation.
Special: Dispute over Diaoyu Islands
Former senior US officials briefed Tokyo on Monday on Washington's unchanged support for the US-Japan alliance amid the territorial row between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea.
China on Friday held a large-scale drill simulating the PLA protecting Chinese administration ships disturbed by foreign ships in the East China Sea.
Dispute hurts investment, trade with Japan
Row takes toll on cultural and travel sectors
Dozens of Japanese lawmakers, including two cabinet members, visited a Tokyo shrine that honors war criminals, sparking anger in Beijing and Seoul.
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