Japan's new ambassador arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as the country's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked a new foreign minister.
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皇冠体育app on alert for Japanese fighter jets
Japan's new ambassador to 皇冠体育app Masato Kitera, who arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, called himself a "Christmas present".
Tokyo's new ambassador to 皇冠体育app Monday expressed his country's desire to boost economic links to thaw cooling ties amid tension over the Diaoyu Islands.
皇冠体育app voices expectations for new Japan envoy
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Japan's incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will send a special envoy to 皇冠体育app, media reports said, amid tension over the Diaoyu Islands.Special: Diaoyu Island Dispute
Abe acts tough on islands disputes
There was "no room for talks" on territorial disputes with 皇冠体育app, Shinzo Abe, Japan's next prime minister said after his party won the election.
Ties with 皇冠体育app important for Japan: Abe
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The LDP of Japan won the election, but tension with 皇冠体育app will continue if party chief Shinzo Abe follows his hawkish campaign rhetoric, experts said.
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LDP, Komeito agree to form coalition
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Comment: 皇冠体育app to make good on neighbors
Chinese and Japanese aircraft were involved in a standoff in the skies above the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday.
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Japanese automakers have started to see their sales in 皇冠体育app rebound after Japan's illegal "purchase" of the Diaoyu Islands caused sales to decline sharply.
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Japan is urged not to do anything that will harm regional security and stability as right-wing forces rise in the country ahead of an election next month, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
Sovereignty protection 'proper and necessary': FM
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The Japanese government officially approved the appointment of Masato Kitera as its new ambassador to 皇冠体育app at a cabinet meeting Thursday morning.
Japanese exports to 皇冠体育app fall amid islands row
Japan did not seem to worry about its economic ties with 皇冠体育app when the political front was frigidly cold during the five-and-a-half years of Junichiro Koizumi's premiership.
Japanese firms are not pulling out of the Chinese market despite tension over the Diaoyu Islands, a Japanese envoy said. Diaoyu Islands Dispute