The government, under U.S. pressure for a military increase, pledged to achieve the 2% target by March, two years earlier ...

Japan ’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming fiscal ...

Japan’s invasion of China in World War II began with the expansion of conflict after years of tension. Following the Marco ...

A fundamental change came in December 2022 when former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government adopted a security strategy ...

Changsha became one of the most fiercely contested cities of World War 2. Between 1939 and 1944, Japanese forces launched ...

Beijing escalated its war of words with Tokyo after Japan said Chinese fighter jets aimed a fire-control radar at Japanese F-15s flying near Okinawa, an action Tokyo called "dangerous" and "extremely ...

China has strongly criticised Japan’s approval of a record defence budget exceeding 9 trillion yen for the fiscal year 2026, warning that Tokyo is accelerating military expansion and deviating from ...

China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday also ...

Taiwanese officials report that some live rounds have landed closer to the island than before, increasing tensions in the ...

China’s decision to bring serious firepower to bear for military drills in the waters off Taiwan this week has deep roots ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Crises are not new to the Japan-China relationship, but their impact only grows.