A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced a man to death over a knife attack near Shanghai last June that injured a Japanes

Japan has uncovered a massive $26 billion reserve of rare earth minerals beneath the Pacific Ocean, near Minami-Tori-Shima Island. These deposits, including cobalt, nickel, and copper, could boost Japan's economy,

Beijing conducted tests on seawater since last October after Tokyo began releasing treated radioactive water into sea in August 2023 - Anadolu Ajansı

World shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Germany's DAX gained 0.2% to 21,300 and the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.

Chinese foreign minister meets visiting lawmakers from Japanese ruling coalition in latest sign of growing detente.

TOKYO -- ANA Holdings has begun offering free domestic flights for passengers connecting from China as the airline group seeks to welcome aboard more inbound tourists, Nikkei has learned.

Earlier this week, Premier Li Qiang met with a delegation of Japan's ruling coalition in Beijing. After nearly seven years, China and Japan have resumed the ruling party exchange mechanism, further solidifying the momentum of improvement and development of bilateral relations, Wu said.

The Suzhou Intermediate People's Court said the Chinese man named Zhou Jia Sheng, 52, accused of stabbing the three at a Japanese school bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on June 24, was "debt-ridden" and did not want to continue living, a government official told reporters in Tokyo.

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Officials in Beijing said pension funds and mutual funds would be required to increase purchases of shares,

Asian stock markets were choppy on Thursday as traders in Tokyo embraced the global AI story, but Hong Kong investors were underwhelmed by Beijing's latest plan to force-feed higher values on China stock exchanges.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on Japan's ruling coalition parties to reflect on history, telling a delegation in Beijing on Tuesday that the two countries can solve all problems through dialogue.