Dropping 'no-war' pledge a part of Abe's strategy
[2014-01-20 00:53]Japan's ruling party vowed to continue visits to the Yasukuni Shrine and push ahead constitutional revision, leading the country in a far-right direction.
China warns against Japan's provocative action
[2014-01-13 18:51]China on Monday warned against any provocative action and escalation by Japan on the Diaoyu Islands issue in response to a reported plan by Japan to claim the islands in a guideline for creating school textbooks.
Japan tries to justify Abe's shrine visit
[2014-01-13 01:47]Japan has sent senior diplomats on far-flung missions worldwide to justify the visit by Shinzo Abe to Yasukuni Shrine, which honors war criminals.
Japan PM 'must correct mistake'
[2013-12-30 01:47]China is taking a tougher stance toward Japan, observers said, after a state councilor condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a shrine honoring its war dead, including war criminals.
Abe's Yasukuni Shrine visit a dangerous step
[2013-12-26 14:53]Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the WWII Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, is a dangerous step toward militarism and will lead to further deterioration of China-Japan relations, and regional stability.
Japan PM visits Yasukuni Shrine
[2013-12-26 10:07]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni shrine despite strong opposition from neighboring countries.
Abe plans to rewrite pacifist Constitution
[2013-12-26 02:06]Since he took the helm in Japan for a second time on Dec 26, 2012, hawkish Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been paving the way for Japan to "escape from the postwar regime".
Tokyo's global tour against China
[2013-12-26 02:01]Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has demonstrated New Year's diplomatic resolution with plans to visit at least six nations in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Abe shows his cloven hoof
[2013-12-25 08:10]Hawkish Japanese PM Shinzo Abe celebrated the first anniversary of his second premiership by insulting Japan's neighbors and the rest of the world.
Special: China's air defense zone triggers mixed response
[2013-11-27 14:38]China has established its first air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.
Air zone said not to affect routine flights
[2013-11-27 08:21]Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated that foreign international airlines’ normal flight activities in the East China Sea ADIZ will not be affected.
Air defense zone announced
[2013-11-23 11:45]The Ministry of National Defense issued a statement on establishing the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone.