Japan tourism and retail stocks slide after row with China over Taiwan

Japanese tourism and retail stocks fell on Monday after China warned its citizens not to travel to the country as Tokyo and Beijing remain locked in a row over Taiwan.

FirstFT: China-Japan row escalates as Beijing sends coastguard to disputed islands

Also in today’s newsletter, foreign investors return to Chinese stocks, and Gazprom forges ahead with China pipeline

Japan sends envoy to China in bid to calm escalating spat over Taiwan

He is expected to assure Beijing that there is no shift in Japan’s Taiwan policy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Chinese coast guard ships sail through Japan-administered islands as tensions rise

China and Japan have repeatedly faced off around the Japan-administered islands, which Beijing calls Diaoyu and Tokyo calls the Senkaku.

Japan refuses to retract Taiwan comments despite Beijing rage and beheading threat

An offhand remark from the prime minister of Japan has roiled Beijing, unleashing an onslaught of accusations and even threats of decapitation from Chinese officials. The Chinese Communist Party is demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract an assertion she made last week,

Chinese coast guard conducts patrol through disputed Senkaku Islands waters following Taiwan spat

China escalates Senkaku Islands dispute with patrol ships after Japan's new PM defends Taiwan independence, sparking diplomatic crisis and threats.

Japanese Divided on Military Response to China Over Taiwan, Kyodo Poll Shows

The Japanese public is divided on whether Japan should exercise its right to collective self-defence if China attacks Taiwan, a Kyodo news agency poll found on Sunday. The survey found 48.8% in favour and 44.
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