Japan’s economy risks taking another hit if US President Donald Trump slaps fresh tariffs on China, sparking a renewed US-China trade war, according the government’s chief economist.

PM Shigeru Ishiba seeks to reassure Washington of Tokyo’s commitment to the US-Japan alliance and its presence in the region, amid concerns over China’s influence.

Japan’s leader is finally set to meet Trump, three months after the US president’s election victory. Why has he spent that time cozying up to China instead?

By dispatching its foreign minister to the event, Tokyo seems intent on asserting its influence - and avoiding being upstaged by Beijing In a gesture heavy with symbolism, strategy and no small measure of urgency,

Type 03 Chu-SAM surface-to-air missiles are set to be deployed on Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni, 110 kilometers (68 miles) from Taiwan. Yonaguni is part of Okinawa Prefecture and the first island chain, which stretches southward to the Philippines and which Washington considers key to hemming in Chinese forces in the event of a conflict.

Japan will promote communication with China,' says Ishiba as millions celebrate Chinese New Year - Anadolu Ajansı

Tokyo stocks rebounded Wednesday, with the Nikkei ending a three-day losing streak, as technology shares gained on easing concerns ov

Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday as banks lifted on hopes for improved profits, while technology issues dropped on fears that U.S. dom

Huaxizi, or Florasis in English, a Chinese beauty brand with cultural and aesthetic attributes, launched its first overseas flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza area on Monday, becoming the first Chinese cosmetics brand to open a flagship store in the Ginza area.

China’s relations aren’t improving with every U.S. partner. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has aggressively resisted China’s increasingly assertive stance in their territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Tokyo Electron made 41.3% of net sales in China in the quarter, compared to 49.9% in the previous quarter, with sales growing in North America and Japan. (Bloomberg) -- Key US lawmakers urged ...

China said on Friday Japan's plans for export controls on chips, among other things, could damage business relations.