Tensions spiraled on Nov. 8, when Takaichi said that a Chinese attempt to seize Taiwan by force would constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan.

Japan's nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that inadequate management of confidential security documents had occurred at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata, where Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings aims to restart operations.

Beijing said on Thursday that Premier Li Qiang has no arrangements to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during this week's G20 Summit in South Africa, and urged Japan to "behave itself".

ALMATY – Kazakh university diplomas will be recognized in China, Japan, South Korea and other Asia-Pacific nations, following the Nov.19 Mazhilis (lower chamber of Parliament) ratification of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education, adopted in Tokyo in 2011.

An off-the-cuff remark by new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that triggered Japan's biggest bust-up in years with powerful neighbour China was not meant to signal a new hardline stance.

Banijay Americas' BD4 has partnered with Fathom Entertainment and MLB Studios to produce the doc 'Homecoming: The Tokyo Series.'

With two radically different personalities combined into one nation, Japan attracts tourists. Tokyo, on the one hand, is a vibrant, fast-paced metropolis with neon lights, tall skyscrapers, and countless discoveries hidden around every corner.

Check out the highlights of the International Friendly between Japan and Bolivia on Tuesday, 18 November, at the National Stadium in Tokyo