A Beijing court accepts a lawsuit demanding compensation for Chinese victims made by the Japanese to work as forced laborers during WWII.
On Dec 26, 2013, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the notorious Yasukuni Shrine that worships Japanese Class A war criminals. Both China and the Republic of Korea immediately issued strong condemnations.
More than 100 influential Japanese entrepreneurs are visiting China in search of business opportunities brought about by Chinese economic reforms.
China's exports and imports to and from Japan slowed in October from previous months despite bilateral trade showing signs of improvement.
Japan's Asahi Glass, one of the world's major glassmakers, is looking to cash in on going green in China.
Economic ties can play a leading role in reshaping strained China-Japan relations, according to Toshiro Muto, former deputy governor of the Bank of Japan.
The current decline of Japanese imports to China because of the Diaoyu Islands disputes is partially a result of emotional hurt to the Chinese people.
The Diaoyu Islands dispute is not the main theme of China-Japan relations and the two sides should work together to tackle the current chilly bilateral economic ties.
The economic and financial cooperation between China and Japan should not be affected by the Diaoyu Islands disputes, experts urged at the ongoing Beijing-Tokyo Forum on Saturday.
China Daily Tokyo Bureau Chief Cai Hong interviewed Noboru Yamaguchi, professor of the National Defense Academy of Japan. He is a retired lieutenant general of Japan's ground self-defense force.
Despite the stalemate in political ties between China and Japan, economic relations of the two Asian economies have improved this year compared with the second half of last year.
Meiji Co, the well-known Japanese confectioner and dairy product maker, will stop selling baby formula in China because of intensified competition.