According to Japan’s Defense Ministry, the Liaoning and the Shandong were spotted conducting nearly simultaneous operations near Iwo Jima, roughly 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo.

Asian shares are trading higher after China and the U.S. said they have a framework for following up on the trade truce reached last month in Geneva.

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday for a third straight trading day, with some gains erased as investors cautiously awaited the outcome of U.S

Japan and China blamed each other on Thursday after Tokyo raised concern that a Chinese fighter jet came dangerously close to Japanese reconnaissance planes.

Japanese companies hold a firm belief that they cannot compete globally without succeeding in the Chinese market’: Kenji Kanasugi.

The Japanese government said Monday that it will continue to closely monitor China's growing maritime activity and step up surveillan

"The anticipated closeness of Manila and Tokyo will irk Beijing leaving a pinch of insecurity for China in its ascribed ambition to widen the metes and bounds of its undefined maritime territory," Chester Cabalza,