China and Japan are experiencing a dramatic decline in public sentiment towards each other, marking the worst period of mutual distrust in over two decades. According to a new joint survey conducted by Tokyo-based think tank The Genron NPO and Beijing’s China International Publishing Group, nearly 90% of respondents from both countries now hold a negative view of their neighbor. …

China and Japan are getting ready for what would be a historic meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and freshly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had crucial meetings in Beijing with Japan’s national security advisor Takeo Akiba on Monday, laying the groundwork for the first in-person meeting between Xi and Ishiba since the latter’s …