Noting that China-Japan relations are at a crucial stage of improvement and development, Li said China is willing to work with Japan to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries,

Japan’s retail and tourism-related shares gained after the government agreed with China to introduce more measures to promote travel between the two countries.

Last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Peru, and the two sides agreed to work together to comprehensively advance the strategic relationship of mutual benefit between China and Japan and endeavor to build a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship fit for the new era.

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang said China-Japan relations are at a crucial stage of improvement and development during a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya in Beijing on Wednesday

BEIJING—Takeshi Iwaya on Dec. 25 became the first Japanese foreign minister in about 20 months to visit China, where he announced eased visa requirements for Chinese travelers and called for high-level dialogue.

While Tokyo and Beijing have touted the importance of thawing ties, experts say a number of issues are likely to mean continued hedging by both sides.

We welcome the emerging willingness among policymakers in both Japan and China to expand bilateral dialogue as a first step toward improving relations between the two nations. Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited Beijing on Dec. 25 and met with his ...

Beijing may also see a potential new administration in Seoul as an avenue to improve ties between both sides, analysts say.

As the year-end approaches, trading volumes have begun thinning out and the main focus for investors remains that of the Federal Reserve's rate outlook.

OKI (TOKYO: 6703) has entered a strategic partnership with global technology corporation FPT, through its subsidiary FPT Japan, agreeing partial owner

The China-Japan relationship is at a critical phase in efforts to improve ties, and the fruitful outcome of Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya's first visit to China in his current post illustrates efforts by Beijing and Tokyo to add certainty to the bilateral agenda and the region's stability, analysts said.