China has deployed both of its aircraft carriers—CNS Liaoning and CNS Shandong —to the east of the first island chain since June 7. Japan's military reported that its patrol aircraft was intercepted ...

Item 1 of 5 Japan's foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi meets Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China in this photo taken by Kyodo ...

TOKYO -- Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will immediately be shoved into the driver's seat of a fast-moving car, tasked with avoiding the roadblocks and potholes looming ahead ...

"We take note of China's explanation, and we will closely watch Chinese military activity from now on," Hayashi said. This photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense shows a Chinese Y-9 ...

Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa will head to China on April 1, a day after Tokyo unveiled new export controls on materials used for semiconductor manufacturing.

It was difficult for China’s newly appointed foreign minister, Qin Gang, to visit Japan, but Japan’s Foreign Minister Hayashi visited China on April 1 and 2.

Hayashi said at the April 2 news conference that during the meeting with Qin, he “had frank discussions, while taking into account the understanding of issues shared by the G-7 members,” and ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday he will visit Beijing for two days from Saturday to discuss a range of issues, including the detention of an Astellas ...

Japan's decision to release diluted waste water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear reactor has sparked a prolonged campaign of condemnation, led by China, with the Japanese Embassy in Beijing ...

Japan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around its southernmost island in the Pacific Ocean, Tokyo said Tuesday. The ...

China has expressed its serious concern to Japan over the incident, the sources revealed. This resulted in the Japanese Defense Ministry launching an investigation into the Suzutsuki 's captain.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday that Japan remains open to dialogue with China as keeping communications intact is all the more important when ties are strained. Hayashi's ...