Doubts remain after Japan PM visits China
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QUFU, China  - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda concluded a feel-good visit to China on Sunday with a stop at the birthplace of Confucius, but the outlook for better relations could be dampened by his dwindling domestic clout.
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Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by China for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, arrived in Japan on Wednesday for a trip that has already sparked protest from Beijing.
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Japan will go ahead with food aid to  North Korea despite its dissatisfaction with Pyongyang's  failure to clarify the fate of Japanese citizens kidnapped  decades ago, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on  Wednesday.
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China and Japan stand at a "new  starting point" in their relations following Japanese Prime  Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Beijing in October, Chinese  State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan said in remarks published on  Sunday.
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TOKYO - Japan and China should try to resolve their differences calmly, China&#39;s ambassador to Japan said Saturday, a day after Tokyo filed a protest with Beijing over the intrusion of a Chinese nuclear submarine.
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Tensions between Japan and China are rising. Tokyo says China and North Korea are potential threats to its security. Tokyo (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Japan might grant an entry visa to Taiwanâs former President
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Japan said on Monday it would issue a  visa as scheduled for former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to  visit for sightseeing despite angry protests from China.
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Japan yesterday confirmed it will issue a visa to former president Lee Teng-hui ( æç»è¼ ) as stated earlier, despite China&#39;s warning of retaliation.
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Premier Yu Shyi-kun yesterday made a rare stopover on Japanese soil, thanks to Typhoon Aere, prompting &quot;grave concern&quot; from China over the unexpected trip&#39;s diplomatic overtones.
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Beijing, Dec. 23 (PTI): China today summoned the Japanese Ambassador to the country to lodge a strong protest over Tokyos decision to &#39;disregard&#39; Beijing&#39;s plea not to grant a visit visa to Taiwans pro-independence leader Lee Teng-hui.
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China signaled on Thursday its row with Singapore over a visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Taiwan last month may have blown over, but warned Japan over an unscheduled stop by Taiwan's premier blamed on a typhoon.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday he still considers Iraq&#39;s southern city of Samawah as a &quot;noncombat&quot; region despite the Iraqi government had announced a state
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to visit Beijing for two days from Saturday and meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the situation.
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SANTIAGO (Kyodo) Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday that Japan and China should promote friendly relations even if there are thorny issues between them, an apparent reference to China&#39;s criticism of his repeated visits to Yasukuni Shrine.
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Japan wants to hold a leaders' meeting   with China in October, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said on   Wednesday, adding that a visit to Beijing by new Prime Minister   Shinzo Abe was one option.
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China on Friday expressed &quot;deep concern&quot; with Japan&#39;s overhaul of its defense policy. &quot;We are deeply concerned with the great changes of Japan&#39;s military defense strategy and
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China's Foreign Ministry has given a muted response to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tribute to an Indian figure revered by Japanese nationalists, despite fears Abe's move would irritate fragile relations.