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But like many Japanese investors before him, Okamoto has found that the biggest potential market for his products may be right under his nose. Affluent Chinese are paying as much as 6,000-7,000 yen for 100 grams for the finest-grade longjing tea, often bo

Within the region, Asean has much to gain from the warming of China-Japan relations. For years it has been juggling these ties capriciously. Whenever the Asian giants are not on speaking terms, Asean, which maintains close cooperation with both, inadverte

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has topped 50 percent for the first time this year after a landmark visit by China’s premier, a survey said Monday.

From Asia Sentinel: The Chinese premier’s visit to Tokyo indicates a desire to play by the rules and tolerate ambiguity for the sake of diplomacy.

China made no new proposals to resolve a dispute between the two countries involving China’s currency system, a Bush administration official said after daylong talks Monday.

“The drills are not directed at any third country,” Vice Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi said in a news conference and indicated that China need not worry about the implications of the trilateral drill since it is a “goodwill exercise.”

Japan is considering joining the United States in its complaint to the World Trade Organization about violations of intellectual property rights in China, government sources said Monday. Japan is likely to decide later this week whether to participate in

India, Japan and the United States on Monday conducted their first joint naval drills in the Pacific Ocean as the three try to forge closer ties, officials said.

Tokyo, March 26: Japan regards India as a “vital partner” in establishing the “Arc of Freedom and Prosperity” in Asia but Tokyo has no plans to use New Delhi to “contain” China, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso has said.