PM Sanae Takaichi may capitalise on high approval ratings and take the country to the polls in February, per local media. If ...

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo's drive to ...

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a ...

China has begun restricting exports to Japanese companies of rare earths and powerful magnets containing them, the Wall ...

Also part of the equation this week: China's visible pivot to another regional neighbor, South Korea, whose president spent ...

Tokyo is concerned at signs that Beijing may be laying the groundwork to restrict access to the metals vital to manufacturing ...

China is opening an anti-dumping investigation into Japan over a chemical used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, it ...

Beijing is punishing Tokyo for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, again wielding critical minerals as an ...

Chinese officials banned exports of some rare earth minerals and goods that might have military use following comments by ...

Beijing banned exports to Japan that could have military uses, escalating a feud over Taiwan.

China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes. The move comes at a time of heightened tensions ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, a week after ...