The Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday that a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship intruded into a Chinese military exercise in the open sea.
Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said Japan's surveillance of a zone used by the Chinese navy for drills is "a highly hazardous act of provocation."
Foreign Ministry on Friday responded to Japanese cabinet members' visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival by urging Japan to reflect on its history of aggression.
The US Marine Corps and Japan's Self-Defense Forces ended on Friday joint military exercises using the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft in the western Japanese prefecture of Shiga。
About 160 Japanese lawmakers from a nonpartisan group on Friday morning worshipped the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival, according to local media.
Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo and about 120 Japanese lawmakers on Friday worshipped the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its annual autumn festival.
Abe builds up military appeal and capacity - but not all for self-defense
China urged Japan to respect the feelings of Chinese people after Japan's leader made his third ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan's minister, lawmakers worship shrine
China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday responded to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe making an offering to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine by urging Japan to properly deal with the issues surrounding the controversial site.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday morning made an offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival.
A panel of experts convened by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to explore the issue of lifting the nation's self-imposed constitutional ban on the right of collective self-defense Wednesday proposed some ideas about the role the armed forces here could play if the ban were to be lifted.
Japan and Britain on Wednesday agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in security-related areas such as maritime and cybersecurity and anti-terrorism measures, said Japanese foreign minister.