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China comments on two 2 detained Japanese

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 24, 2026, confirming two Japanese have been detained in China for allegedly violating a Chinse law. The Japanese government said the same day that the two were both detained in May in the northeastern port city of Dalian for allegedly violating a law regarding the smuggling of prohibited imports or exports, without disclosing further details for privacy reasons.

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China comments on two 2 detained Japanese

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 24, 2026, confirming two Japanese have been detained in China for allegedly violating a Chinse law. The Japanese government said the same day that the two were both detained in May in the northeastern port city of Dalian for allegedly violating a law regarding the smuggling of prohibited imports or exports, without disclosing further details for privacy reasons.

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China comments on two 2 detained Japanese

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 24, 2026, confirming two Japanese have been detained in China for allegedly violating a Chinse law. The Japanese government said the same day that the two were both detained in May in the northeastern port city of Dalian for allegedly violating a law regarding the smuggling of prohibited imports or exports, without disclosing further details for privacy reasons.

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China comments on two 2 detained Japanese

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun holds a press conference in Beijing on June 24, 2026, confirming two Japanese have been detained in China for allegedly violating a Chinse law. The Japanese government said the same day that the two were both detained in May in the northeastern port city of Dalian for allegedly violating a law regarding the smuggling of prohibited imports or exports, without disclosing further details for privacy reasons.

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Japan, Vietnam agree to strengthen economic security

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau shake hands at the ministry in Tokyo on June 10, 2026. They agreed to strengthen cooperation on economic security, including efforts to build more resilient supply chains for critical minerals amid concern about China's restrictions on rare earth exports.

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Japan-Mongolia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (back, far R) holds talks with his Mongolian counterpart Batmunkh Battsetseg (front, 2nd from L) at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on June 9, 2026.

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Lao foreign minister in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Lao counterpart, Thongsavan Phomvihane, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Japan SDF participates in joint Philippine drill

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks at a press conference in Beijing on May 6, 2026, criticizing launches by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces of anti-ship missiles during the annual Balikatan exercise in Paoay, the Philippines.

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Japan SDF participates in joint Philippine drill

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian speaks at a press conference in Beijing on May 6, 2026, criticizing launches by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces of anti-ship missiles during the annual Balikatan exercise in Paoay, the Philippines.

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Japan-Australia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong shake hands ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Japan-Australia foreign ministerial talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far R) and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong (2nd from L) hold talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on April 28, 2026.

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Japan Foreign Minister Motegi urges Iran to exercise restraint

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry on March 9, 2026, after talking with Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on the phone. Motegi urged Iran to exercise restraint amid the Middle Eastern country's escalating military clash with the United States and Israel.

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Japan-Tajikistan talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and his Tajikistani counterpart, Sirodjidin Muhriddin, shake hands at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-Kyrgyzstan talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, Jeenbek Kulubaev, shake hands at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Diplomatic spat between Japan and China

BEIJING, China, Nov. 17 Kyodo - Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2025, to hold talks with Chinese officials, amid an intensifying diplomatic spat triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on the situation in Taiwan. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

BEIJING, China, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. (Kyodo)

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai (front, L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong (front, R), are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai (L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai (L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai (L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, leaves his lodging in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, before talks with his Chinese counterpart amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, leaves his lodging in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, before talks with his Chinese counterpart amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency.

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Diplomatic spat between Japan and China

Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Nov. 17, 2025, to hold talks with Chinese officials, amid an intensifying diplomatic spat triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on the situation in Taiwan.

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Japan-Sweden talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with his Swedish counterpart Maria Malmer Stenergard at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2025.

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Japan Finance Minister Kato

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2025, after he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a joint statement on foreign exchange, agreeing to continue close consultations on currency to ensure market stability.

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Vietnamese representative to U.N. in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya shakes hands with Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Do Hung Viet, who will chair next year's major nuclear disarmament conference, at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2025.

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Japan-S. Korea talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (L) greets his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 29, 2025, before their talks.

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Japan-Cambodia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (far R) holds talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (far L) at the ministry in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

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Japan-Cambodia talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on May 28, 2025.

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya arrives at French Foreign Ministry in Paris to be welcomed by French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya arrives at French Foreign Ministry in Paris to be welcomed by French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Republican Guard stands in attention before French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot’s welcoming to Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya arrives at French Foreign Ministry in Paris to be welcomed by French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya arrives at French Foreign Ministry in Paris to be welcomed by French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean Noel Barrot Welcomes Takeshi Iwaya - Paris

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, at French Foreign Ministry in Paris, France on May 2, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya meets U.S. envoy Glass

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) and new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass shake hands ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on April 21, 2025.