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Donald Trump, right, and Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office. According to Japanese government sources, Trump urged Xi during the talks to speak directly with Japan. (AP)

Trump Urged Xi To Talk Directly With Japan's Takaichi, Japanese Officials Say, As Beijing Eases Its Tone

Xi Jinping and Sanae Takaichi met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea on October 31, 2025. The two have not met since, and Japanese media are watching whether they will at this November's APEC summit in Shenzhen. (File photo, AP)

Beijing Grants Japan's Former Foreign Minister A Rare Two Day Audience As Taiwan Dispute Drags On

Takeshi Iwaya, then Japan's foreign minister, meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tokyo, March 22, 2025. (AP)

Japan's Former Foreign Minister Meets Senior Chinese Leaders As Beijing Presses Tokyo Over Taiwan Remarks

A Japanese automaker's booth at the Shanghai auto show on April 24, 2025. A Teikoku Databank survey found the number of Japanese companies with sites in China has fallen by 2,916 in two years to a record low. (AP)

Japanese Firms Retreat From China as Footprint Hits Record Low

Japanese media report that inbound foreign visitors hit a new July record, with the drop in Chinese tourists leaving barely a dent in Japan's tourism industry. Chinese tourists are pictured waiting on a Tokyo street. (File photo, AP)

China's Boycott Of Japan Travel Is Backfiring On Its Own Industries, Data Show

The Blue Whale submersible unmanned vessel. (Screenshot via X)

China's 'Blue Whale' Sub Drone Nears Deployment Amid Dual-Use Concerns

House of Representatives member Rintaro Ogata. (Photo / Courtesy of Rintaro Ogata)

Exclusive | Rintaro Ogata: Japan's China Hawks Are Cowards, Not Patriots

The Taiwan Strait situation shapes defense dynamics and great-power competition along the First Island Chain — with geopolitical developments remaining fluid and unpredictable. (File photo, AP)

China Eases Military Pressure on Taiwan, Shifts Forces Toward Japan

At noon on July 6, China's PLA Navy successfully launched a submarine-launched strategic missile carrying a training dummy warhead from a nuclear-powered submarine into international waters of the Pacific. Pictured: the moment the missile breaks the surfa

China's Missile Breaks the Island Chain. Trump Stays Silent.

In an era of increasingly intelligent and networked military systems, rare earth materials are deeply tied to defense production and to Japan's role as a critical node in the U.S. weapons supply chain. (AP)

Opinion | China's Rare Earth Squeeze on Japan Hits the U.S. Defense Industry

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (AP)

Japan's Biggest Security Fear Has Shifted from 'Entrapment' to 'Abandonment,' Scholar Says

The president of the US, Donald Trump called Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after his China visit, with no clear response on Taiwan. (Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office)

Trump Briefs Japan's Takaichi on China Visit, Sidesteps Taiwan Question

Japan's Joint Staff released images of China's Luyang III-class missile destroyer (133) and Jiangkai II-class frigate (577). (Photo / Japan Joint Staff)

Japanese Destroyer Crosses Taiwan Strait And Draws Beijing's Protest

U.S. Marines move equipment at Laoag Airport in Ilocos Norte during the 'Balikatan' joint military exercises held in northern Philippines on May 6, 2024. (AP)

First Time Since WWII: Japan to Fire Missiles on Philippine Soil

Shibuya Center-gai, Tokyo, Japan, 2026 (Photo / Yuko Takanawa)

Japan's 'De-China' Stress Test: Who Survives When One Market Vanishes

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell appeared at a forum hosted by Washington think tank the Atlantic Council on the 23rd to analyze President Trump's planned future visit to Beijing.(CNA)

Middle East War, East Asian Fallout: What Campbell Fears Most for Taiwan

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. (AP)

U.S. Intelligence: China Has No Timetable to Take Taiwan by Force

Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and Central Military Commission Chairman Xi Jinping (center). A succession of PLA purges under his leadership has compounded risks across the Taiwan Strait. (AP)

Interview | Japan’s Top PLA Watcher: Xi Has No One Left to Tell Him No

On July 7, 2017, China's first aircraft carrier 'Liaoning' docked in Hong Kong for a visit, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison's deployment. (Associated Press)

Satellite Images Point to China’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier—and a Shift in Pacific Naval Power

U.S. President Trump with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on December 2, 2025. (Associated Press)

US Strike in Venezuela Deters Chinese Aggression Towards Taiwan, Rubio Says

As the Japanese House of Representatives election approaches, LDP President Sanae Takaichi attends a debate for ruling and opposition party leaders hosted by the Japan National Press Club on January 26. (Courtesy of Japan National Press Club)

Japanese Prime Minister Stakes Tenure on Retaining Coalition Majority in High-Stakes Lower House Election

Japan's Defense White Paper (Reiwa 3rd Edition) introduces the range of Chinese missiles. (Screenshot from Ministry of Defense official website)

Japanese General Urges Counter-Strike Buildup as Missile Gap Widens

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