TOKYO -- An amendment to Japan's Penal Code to introduce the crime of damaging the national flag with the intent to insult the country is becoming a realistic possibility under Prime Minister Sanae ...

The Japanese flag is seen in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Aug. 15, 2025. (Mainichi/Kimitaka Takeichi) The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Nippon Ishin (the Japan ...

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The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior coalition partner Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party) put forward a plan to create a new criminal offense for damaging the Japanese ...

The American flag should be flown at half-staff Sunday, Dec. 7, for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Flags across Florida and the United States should be flown at half-staff to honor those killed during ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Crises are not new to the Japan-China relationship, but their impact only grows.

The United States has for the first time criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training ‌exercise last week, incidents that the Asian neighbors have given differing ...

TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A Chinese carrier strike group launched intense air operations near Japan over the weekend as the East Asian neighbours traded diplomatic barbs in an escalating dispute, ...

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TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Japanese companies said strained diplomatic relations with China are their primary concern as they head into 2026, followed closely by U.S. trade policies, a Reuters survey ...

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American flags across the United States will fly at half-staff on Sunday in honor of those killed in the bombing of Pearl Harbor 84 years ago. The flags of five states will also be lowered today and ...