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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 cybersecurity minister in Sydney

Masaaki Taira, Japanese minister in charge of cybersecurity, holds a press conference in Sydney on Aug. 26, 2025, following talks with Australian cybersecurity-related officials in Canberra.

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Lineup of Japan PM Ishiba's Cabinet

Masaaki Taira, who is set to become digital minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2024, before his attestation in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara (2nd from L), president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

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Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara (2nd from L), president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

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Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara, president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

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UNESCO's World Heritage decision on Tomioka Silk Mill

DOHA, Qatar - Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa smiles in Doha, Qatar, on June 21, 2014, following the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to add the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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Celebration after UNESCO's decision on Tomioka Silk Mill

DOHA, Qatar - Kenjiro Monji (L), ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa (C), and Masanori Aoyagi, commission of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, cerebrate in Doha, Qatar, on June 21, 2014, following the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to add the Tomioka Silk Mill and related sites to the World Cultural Heritage list.

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Tomioka Silk Mill registered as World Heritage site

DOHA, Qatar - (From L) Masaaki Osawa, the governor of Japan's Gunma Prefecture, Masanori Aoyagi, commissioner of the Cultural Affairs Agency, and Kenjiro Monji, ambassador at the Permanent Delegation of Japan to UNESCO, celebrate after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided at a meeting in Doha on June 21, 2014, to add the Tomioka Silk Mill, a historic factory building symbolizing Japan's industrialization from the 19th century, to the World Cultural Heritage list. The mill is located in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Muji-brand operator gives $200,000 to protect Amazon basin

TOKYO, Japan - Ecuadorian Ambassador to Japan Leonardo Carrion (L) and Masaaki Kanai, president of Japanese retailer Ryohin Keikaku Co., shake hands in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2011. Ryohin Keikaku signed a deal to provide $200,000 to protect an ecological site in Ecuador.

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(2) Yoshii, Kobayashi 1st-time winners at sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Masaaki Kobayashi skates in the men's 1,000-meter race at the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 29. He won the overall title at the meet for the first time after finishing fourth in the second leg of the 500 and third in the 1,000. He earned 144.180 points for victory.

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Unique surgery done to treat newborn with heart disease

KYOTO, Japan - Surgeon Masaaki Yamagishi, a professor of Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, uses models in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014, to explain what he calls the world's first surgery to transplant part of the lung artery of a newborn to treat her incomplete "descending aort."

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Bridgestone becomes official sponsor of Olympic Games through 2024

TOKYO, Japan - Bridgestone Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masaaki Tsuya (L) shakes hands with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at a press conference in Tokyo on June 13, 2014. The world's largest tire maker concluded a deal with the IOC the same day, becoming one of the top sponsors of the Olympic Games through 2024 including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Naryshkin meets with Japan's upper house president

TOKYO, Japan - Sergey Naryshkin (front L), speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament, holds talks with Japan's House of Councillors President Masaaki Yamazaki at the Japanese parliament in Tokyo on June 3, 2014.

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Exhibition by Japanese artist starts in Manhattan, N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Masaaki Noda, an artist from Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, explains sculptures and paintings to Sumio Kusaka, Japanese consul general in New York, and his wife on the first day of Noda's exhibition in Manhattan on May 10, 2014. The exhibition runs till June 27.

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Artist Masaaki Noda holds art exhibit in NY

TOKYO, Japan - Artist Masaaki Noda (R) explains his work of art to a visitor at an art exhibition in New York on May 10, 2014.

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Abe's offering to Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows offerings bearing the titles and names of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and House of Councillors President Masaaki Yamazaki at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 21, 2014.

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Actor Fujioka named to head team for Gunma publicity blitz

MAEBASHI, Japan - Actor Hiroshi Fujioka (L), named as head of a "Gunma expedition team" to promote Gunma Prefecture, receives an appointment letter from Gunma Gov. Masaaki Osawa on March 4, 2014 in Tokyo, as Gunma-chan (R), the official mascot of the eastern Japan prefecture, looks on.

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Upper house bars Yamamoto from imperial events

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Yamamoto (C), an independent upper house member, heads for a meeting with upper house President Masaaki Yamazaki at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2013. Yamamoto, an antinuclear activist at the center of a controversy for handing a letter to Emperor Akihito the previous week, was banned by the chamber the same day from attending ceremonies and other events related to the imperial family.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Masaaki Fukuoka (R) competes with Charles Chibana of Brazil for third place in the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013. Fukuoka defeated Chibana to win bronze.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Masashi Ebinuma (L) and Masaaki Fukuoka show off their medals after winning gold and bronze, respectively, in the men's 66-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 27, 2013.

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Extra Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Yamazaki, a senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, speaks after being elected as president of the House of Councillors, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2013. The Diet started an extraordinary session the same day.

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Extra Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Yamazaki (standing), a senior Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, is applauded after being elected as president of the House of Councillors, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2013. The Diet started an extraordinary session the same day.

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Central Japan tour spots picked

NAGOYA, Japan - Kai Masaaki, head of the Chubu District Transport Bureau, speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on April 25, 2013, after nearly 100 tourist spots in central Japan were selected the same day by a chamber composed of municipal offices and sightseeing businesses in a bid to attract more overseas visitors to the region.

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Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa smiles during his last press conference as BOJ chief at the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda.

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Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa waves to BOJ staff members as he leaves the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013, his last day as BOJ chief. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds his last press conference as BOJ chief at the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda.

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Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa receives flowers from a BOJ staff member as he leaves the central bank's head office in Tokyo on March 19, 2013, his last day as BOJ chief. Shirakawa will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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BOJ lifts economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on March 7, 2013, after the central bank upgraded its assessment of the economy and kept its monetary policy unchanged at the last policy meeting chaired by Shirakawa, who will step down later in the month.

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G-20 meeting

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2013, after a meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs.

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G-20 meeting

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2013, after a meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs.

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BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (far L) answers reporters' questions at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, regarding his surprise decision conveyed to the government earlier in the day that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

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BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa ends a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Earlier in the day, Shirakawa conveyed his surprise decision to the government that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

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BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa answers reporters' questions at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, regarding his surprise decision conveyed to the government earlier in the day that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

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BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa attends a meeting of a government panel at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Shirakawa said the same day he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

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BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari and Finance Minister Taro Aso sit side by side at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, before meeting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to brief him on a joint statement adopted by the government and the BOJ. In the joint statement, the BOJ pledged to achieve a 2 percent inflation target at the earliest possible time.

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BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari and Finance Minister Taro Aso meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) at Abe's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, to brief the premier on a joint statement adopted by the government and the BOJ. In the joint statement, the BOJ pledged to achieve a 2 percent inflation target at the earliest possible time.

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BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, after a two-day Policy Board meeting. The Japanese central bank entered a new stage of drastic monetary easing the same day, setting a 2 percent inflation target under pressure from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has asked it to take more action to overcome chronic deflation and the strong yen.

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BOJ introduces 2% inflation target

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (L), Finance Minister Taro Aso (C) and economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari (R) meet the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2013, after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to brief him on a joint statement adopted by the government and the BOJ. In the joint statement, the BOJ pledged to achieve a 2 percent inflation target at the earliest possible time.

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BOJ meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (C) attends a quarterly meeting of the central bank's branch managers at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2013. Shirakawa said the central bank will continue to pursue powerful monetary easing in light of a perceived reduction in the country's exports and industrial production, and with the economy likely to remain weak for the time being.

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1st meeting of revived key economic policy panel

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) speaks at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2013. The meeting of the key economic policy panel was the first in three and a half years. Economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari (far L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (far R) also attended the meeting.

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Japan keeps economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (far R), Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister Seiji Maehara (C) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far L, front) attend a meeting of Cabinet ministers concerned on the government's monthly economic report at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2012. The government maintained its basic assessment of the Japanese economy, saying it is weakening amid the global economic downturn, but also noted signs of bottoming out in some key indicators such as production and consumption.