These events — as well as ongoing territorial disputes — continue to overshadow relations between the two countries.What’s behind China-Japan tensions today? Territorial disputes remain one of the biggest flashpoints.

Japan is facing its most complex security environment in generations, pointing to Russia, China, North Korea and uncertainty in the Middle East as the key factors, defense leaders said on Thursday. They said Japan’s military will improve its capabilities and bolster cooperation with like-minded partners and allies,

In a conflict, Taipei’s fate would become quickly intertwined with the U.S.-Japan security alliance.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a debate in the upper house of the Diet on Nov. 26, 2025 in Tokyo. Takaichi is under growing pressure from China following her remarks about Japan's position on Taiwan. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday lashed out at Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for "openly challenging" Chinese territorial sovereignty after the Japanese leader's remark on a Taiwan emergency heightened bilateral tensions.

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The move marks the first time in more than 13 years that a political stand-off has disrupted the annual mission to promote economic exchange.

Zack Cooper, one of the report's authors, said a full-scale conflict would begin with amphibious landings by Chinese forces, accompanied by strikes on Taiwan's military as well as US forces based in Japan and Guam.