China and Japan are two of Asia’s most powerful nations and the region’s biggest trading partners. Yet centuries of intense rivalry mean their economic embrace can never be taken for granted.

China is trying to impose economic costs on Japan for wading into the issue of Taiwan. But experts say the escalating dispute could ultimately hurt China too.

The workaholic new prime minister is riding high despite the perils of a fight with Beijing.

The remarks come amid the two countries’ worst diplomatic crisis in years, after the Japanese prime minister said a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo.

China closed off Japanese seafood imports after Japan’s new leader declared strong support for Taiwan. Suddenly, sushi is everywhere on Taiwanese social media.

Japan's ruling party is considering scrapping its non-nuclear principles as tensions with China and North Korea escalate, sparking fierce domestic backlash.Japan' s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is to discuss the nation's security policies as it faces up to growing security challenges in Northeast Asia,

Asia rigging controversy escalated after Team Japan’s captain reposted criticisms of the show. Here’s who’s on the team.

If Japan’s hawkish new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, has her way, Japan’s security evolution will quicken. The country’s military build-up is a response to increasingly aggressive neighbours in China and North Korea and to an ever more unreliable ally in America.