China’s warning to Japan that it could choke off supplies of rare earths, its favorite weapon in trade conflicts, targets a persistent vulnerability among Japanese manufacturers after more than a decade of Tokyo trying to reduce reliance on its rival.

Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China's growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo's main ally, the United States,

China has escalated its trade tensions with Japan by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors.

Japan’s invasion of China in World War II began with the expansion of conflict after years of tension. Following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937, Japanese forces launched a full-scale war, capturing cities like Beijing,

Hei Seki, a China-born Japanese opposition lawmaker who was sanctioned by the mainland last year for his anti-Beijing stance, arrive

Given all that’s at stake, how would Japan respond in a scenario that could lead to the world’s first great power war since 1945?

TAIPEI: A China-born Japanese lawmaker sanctioned by Beijing arrived in Taipei on Tuesday (Jan 6), vowing to tell the world that "Taiwan is an independent country".Hei Seki, a member of Japan's parliament,