By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -"Call me anytime" was the message Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she received from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first phone call since Tokyo's leader sparked a major diplomatic bust-up with China.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she spoke with US President Donald Trump at his request, and that he briefed her on his phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the latest state of US-China relations.

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.

Japan’s diplomatic rift with China has expanded into a sweeping economic and cultural freeze with Beijing halting Japanese seafood imports, suspending film releases, warning citizens against travel to Japan & signalling broader retaliation unless Tokyo retracts PM Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on Taiwan.

The recent diplomatic crisis sparked by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s assertive remarks on potential military intervention in the Taiwan Strait

The Asian nation’s first female premier’s tenure provides an opportunity for Türkiye and Japan to revive a partnership that never fully materialised during the Abe era.

Japan's Cabinet has approved a $135 billion stimulus package to help spur the economy and relieve the impact of higher prices

China has reportedly reimposed a total ban on Japanese seafood imports, just weeks after the countries celebrated the first shipment of Hokkaido scallops in over two years.

Car enthusiasts browsing Japanese brands at one of China’s biggest annual auto shows shrugged off diplomatic tensions between the two countries on Saturday, saying quality and value for money still trump politics when choosing a vehicle.

Japanese concerts and films cancelled across China as political tensions escalate - Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a diplomatic row over Japanese prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan