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‘I lost part of my heart’: last of Japan’s pandas leave for China as ties fray
Hundreds at zoo in Tokyo say farewell to Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, as China ends ‘panda diplomacy’ with JapanHund…
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Black and white and sent back over: end of panda diplomacy as Japan returns bears to China
The departure of pandas will leave legions of Japanese admirers bereft, but it is also symptomatic of a dramat…
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Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row
Number of high-spending Chinese tourists visiting Japan halved last month after PM said an invasion of Taiwan …
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Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions
Japanese strike-back capabilities and coastal defences to be boosted while Beijing accuses Tokyo of fuelling a…
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Labubus, TikTok and KPop Demon Hunters: how childhood went east Asian – podcast
Has east Asia replaced the US as the world’s cultural centre? With Jeff YangFrom matcha and bubble tea to mang…
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Japan PM vows ‘resolute’ response after Chinese aircraft accused of locking radar on to Japanese fighter jets
China’s ambassador summoned over alleged weekend incident that saw Chinese J-15 fighter aircraft twice train t…
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China is bearing down on Taiwan – enabled by Trump’s weakness and vacillation | Simon Tisdall
The US hasn’t just left Ukraine vulnerable; it is also provoking Xi’s intensifying attitude towards what he co…
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Japan ‘One Piece’ singer stopped mid-performance as Japan-China relations sour
Axing of Maki Otsuki performance in Shanghai the latest in spate of cancelled cultural events involving Asia’s…
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Trump reportedly urged Japan’s PM to avoid further escalations in dispute with China
The report comes after the Wall Street Journal claimed the US president told Sanae Takaichi to ‘dial down the …
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Taiwan plans extra $40bn in defence spending to counter China’s ‘intensifying’ threats
President Lai Ching-te declared there was ‘no room for compromise on national security’ in face of escalating …
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Japan PM fails to achieve breakthrough in row with China – but polling shows public backs her
Sanae Takaichi gets no meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the G20 in Johannesburg after her comments abo…
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China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandC…
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China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandC…
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Chinese travellers cancel hundreds of thousands of trips to Japan amid rising tensions
Chinese airlines offer free cancellations and film releases postponed after Japanese PM’s comments on TaiwanCh…
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China and Japan are in a war of words over Taiwan – what happens next?
Japan’s hawkish new PM has angered Beijing after suggesting her country could become involved in a military co…
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China travel warning for Japan sends shares in tourism and retail companies plunging
China warns citizens not to travel to Japan amid escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by PM Sanae Ta…
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China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan
Activity around Japanese-held islands, also claimed by China, comes after PM Sanae Takaichi said Japan might r…
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China advises against travel to Japan amid escalating row over PM’s Taiwan comments
Sanae Takaichi says the use of force against Taiwan could warrant a military response from TokyoChina has advi…
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First Thing: Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign
Text messages released by US House show convicted sex offender coaching Maga influencer on political messaging…
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Japan and China in growing row after PM Takaichi says Taiwan conflict could trigger military deployment
New prime minister says an attack on Taiwan could trigger the deployment of her country’s self-defence forces …