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Hi everyone! I'm Petty Kim. Today our destination is Japan, a country that steeped in tradition, but one that also lives on the cutting edge of the future. It's one of the few places in the world where tradition and change go hand in hand. A place bu...
US President Barack Obama has wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan, with the two countries vowing to enhance bilateral ties and continue free trade talks. However, although progress was made, our correspondent Terrence Terashima tells us many issues...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is under fire again after comparing his country's tense relations with China, with those of Germany and Britain before World War I. China has urged Japan to face up to history and correct its wrong understanding. Sp...
Another provocative action from Japan is expected today. January 14th is the so-called Pioneering Day for Japan's Ishigaki city. The city will celebrate Japan's claim of sovereignty over China's Diaoyu Islands. This annual celebration began in 2010 w...
For more in-depth analysis, were joined in the studio by Professor Wang Yiwei from the School of International Studies, at Renmin University of China. Q1: Can you tell us about the potential impact Japans National Security Bureau could have on its ne...
There has been four editions prior to Japans newly released National Defense Program Guidelines. In 1976, the Japanese government proposed a so-called basic defense force to fend itsefl from small-scale invasions. It set the late Soviet Union as an i...
Leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are gathering for a summit in Tokyo. Japan's Kyodo News says Japan hopes to rally ASEAN support to rein in China's strong stance on the airspace. For more analysis, we are joined in the...
By CCTV correspondent Mike Firn Japan is trying to make its farms more efficient as it tries to form tariff-free zones with its global trading partners. That may lead to big changes for the country's most protected workers, rice farmers. Rice is a sy...
Japan says it will raise the issue of Chinas Air Defense Identification Zone during the Japan-ASEAN special summit, which will be held in December in Tokyo. It plans to ask ASEAN countries to take the same stance as Japan does. Chinas Foreign Ministr...