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Breaking news and analysis on China-Japan relations, covering trade, investment, the legacy of war in Asia, military tensions and the impact of wider issues such as the US-China trade war and South China Sea.

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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Japan and South Korea to restart negotiations on a trilateral free-trade agreement in November, amid pressure for them to diversify away.

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Declassified documents showed Tokyo urged Chinese officials to refrain from publicly speaking about the disputed islands to avoid causing rift among the Japanese public.

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Defence ministry says navy fleet took part in ‘multiple days’ of training. It comes days after South Korea and Japan scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese, Russian warplanes.

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On Beijing visit, North Korean deputy foreign minister tells top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi his country will continue to deepen ties with China as Pyongyang launches fifth ICBM this year.

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Ambassadors from eight Nato countries – the US, Britain, Italy, Denmark, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Romania and Poland – met Japanese foreign minister before heading to Seoul to meet South Korean defence minister.

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Farmers trying to export Shine Muscat grapes, which took scientists 33 years to develop, to places such as Hong Kong face stiff competition from cheaper copycats.

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Japan’s bid to elevate ties with the Southeast Asian bloc will show what a ‘rules-based order’ can do to bring peace and stability in the region, analysts say.

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Wang Yi, Yoko Kamikawa and Park Jin will also exchange views on cooperation for various regional and international situations during their meeting in Busan.

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Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the recent meeting between two nations’ leaders points to healthy, stable development, according to Japanese reports.

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Japan’s PM Fumio Kishida did not push China’s Xi Jinping “very hard” over issues such as the Fukushima-linked food ban and Taiwan, an analyst says.

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Kishida says he called for ‘objective judgment’ on Japanese seafood when he discussed Fukushima waste water row with Xi last week, while Xi urges Japan to address ‘legitimate concerns’.

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Japan’s expression of sorrow at the sudden death of former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reflects its regret that both countries have lost a crucial political intermediary, analysts say.

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