The diplomatic row over comments on Taiwan has evolved from a war of words to Beijing advising its citizens against travelling and studying abroad in Japan.

China continues pressure on Japan following recent comments made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about possible military action in Taiwan.

Film distributors have suspended the screening of at least two Japanese films in China amid a deepening dispute between Tokyo and Beijing, in what state broadcaster CCTV said was a "prudent decision" that took into account souring domestic audience sentiment.

Chinese officials are fuming over the Japanese prime minister's remarks about intervention during a Taiwan contingency.

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal.

Beijing is flexing its military and economic might to show its displeasure with the Japanese leader’s comments about defending Taiwan. But its aggressive approach risks backfiring.

Japan scrambled fighter jets after spotting a suspected Chinese drone near its southernmost island, deepening tensions with Beijing following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on Taiwan.

The Japanese leader only sleeps two to four hours a night—and has personally pledged to ditch work-life balance in favor of “work, work, work.”

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