Thousands of anti-nuclear protesters marched in the Japanese capital on Sunday, ahead of the third anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that triggered the world's worst atomic disaster in 25 years.
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) blasts Tokyo Electric Power Co for its inappropriate handling of fuel rods.
Hundreds of technicians and engineers are camped out in Tokyo hotels trying to revive Japan's nuclear industry, shut down in the wake of the Fukushima disaster almost three years ago.
China on Tuesday urged Japan to respond to the international community's concern over its excessive nuclear stockpiles as soon as possible.
China responded to Japan's call to set up a maritime communication mechanism by asking the country to show sincerity and hold pragmatic talks with China on related issues.
The UN nuclear watchdog has no guideline for nuclear material supply-demand balance, and all the nuclear material is under the agency's safeguard, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday that China still wants Japan to explain its nuclear stockpile to the world.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is itching to ease his country's weapons export restrictions, a move poised to intensify regional mistrust and escalate international conflicts.
A woman takes pictures of an exhibit of photos documenting Japan's wartime aggression in Seoul, Feb 27, 2014.
A Foreign Ministry leader on Thursday urged Japan's leaders to reflect honestly on Japanese aggression following China's designation of two national days to mark victory in the anti-Japanese war and to commemorate victims of the Nanjing Massacre.
Japan should face up to and reflect on its aggression history and not make critical comments about China's memorial activities, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
There is no reason a priori why China's rise should inevitably result in war. Nor, however, is there any reason a priori why it should not.