Japanese secondhand vehicle sales in September slides 4.3 percent on yearly basis to 293,040 units, falling for the fifth consecutive month.
Revised joint defense guidelines likely to be skewed against China
South Korea's Defense Ministry said on Thursday that its naval forces launched a joint maritime drill with the United States and Japan in waters off the Korean Peninsula.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said here Thursday that the US-led Trans- Pacific Partnership (TPP) is "a pathway to realize a market befitting the growth center of the 21st century."
China has warned that Japan will cause more damage to ties if Shinzo Abe follows recent encouragement and visits the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in October.
China on Tuesday warned Japan against leading the Asia-Pacific down the path to confrontation, which would greatly damage all countries in the region.
Joint drills between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and US Marines are slated to be the center of attention in October, at least in the East Asia region.
A series of joint military drills between the US Marine Corps and Japan's Self-Defense Forces using the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft started on Tuesday.
China said on Monday the US, Australia and Japan should not use their alliance as an excuse to intervene in territorial disputes in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Sunday rejected concerns raised by Japan on the so-called maritime security and China's maritime activities.
Evergrande became the first Chinese club to reach the final of AFC Champions league after breezing past Kashiwa Reysol 4-0 in the semifinal second leg.
A fleet of four China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels patrolled territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Tuesday, according to a State Oceanic Administration (SOA) statement.