Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya met counterpart Wang Yi and other top officials in Beijing on Wednesday, after Tokyo acknowledged "challenges and concerns" in ties.He met with Chinese counterpart Wang at Beijing's opulent Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Wednesday,

During the Cold War, Japan pursued a strategy of prioritizing economic development and minimizing confrontation to avoid being entangled in the United States-led hostilities. But as US ally, Japan, of late, has been promoting the US' geopolitical strategy, raising concerns worldwide.

The number of Chinese medium-range ballistic missiles, capable of striking U.S. bases in Japan, has increased by 300.

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will visit China on Wednesday to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and attend the second meeting of a high-level consultation mechanism on people-to-people and cultural exchanges between China and Japan.

BEIJING -- Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya has been invited to visit China on Wednesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Tuesday. "China attaches importance to Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya's visit," Mao said, adding that Chinese leaders will meet with him.

The share of Japan's contribution to the United Nation's regular budget will drop by about 1 percentage point from the current level to 6.930%.

Japan is set to shoulder over 6.9 percent of the total financial contributions by member countries to support the United Nations from 2025 to 2027. It remains the third largest contributor following the United States and China,

The military strength of China vs. Japan has been a consideration for centuries, especially after World War II. As far as countries go, they aren’t exactly friendly towards each other. China’s growth as a country has led to the modernization of its military forces.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. may need more time to achieve profit in China, according to the head of Japan’s second biggest brokerage, reflecting how investment banks continue to struggle on the mainland.

On Dec. 16, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated his former ambassador to Portugal, George Glass, to be his next ambassador to Japan—adding another China hawk to his team.

Cambodia's influential former Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that Japan would be granted visitation rights to the country's Ream Naval Base, a facility the United States is concerned could become a military outpost for China.