China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes. The move comes at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Tokyo.

A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo's drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply.

Japan remains highly dependent on China for rare earths even though it had some success diversifying its supply chain after Beijing blocked the flow of the critical minerals in a previous dispute more than a decade ago.

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements

China has banned exports of dual-use items to Japan that can be used for military purposes, according to a commerce ministry statement on Tuesday, Beijing's latest move in reaction to an early November remark by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan.

A maritime search marks Japan’s first attempt to source critical minerals domestically, as part of the next phase of efforts to diversify supply away from China.

They’re at it again. China and Japan are frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured and bloody history they’re still working through.

The US is hosting a gathering of G-7 ministers to discuss rare earths this week, underscoring the shared push to develop alternative supplies in an industry dominated by China.

The head of Japan's biggest business lobby has voiced strong regret over China's decision to step up controls on exports of goods to Japan for both military and civilian use.

China is opening an anti-dumping investigation into Japan over a chemical used in the manufacturing of semiconductors, it announced on Wednesday.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime-rivals as Japan's worries about Chinese power in Asia grows.