Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country's national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, detailing their tactics and calling on government agencies and businesses to reinforce preventive measures.

China, the global growth engine for the last 20 years, now boasts lower long-term bond yields than Japan, the former poster child for deflationary economic stagnation. This may signal that the "factory to the world" faces the real risk of "Japanification.

After a powerful earthquake struck China's remote Tibet region and killed at least 126 people, an old video of a cyclist panicking as tremors shook the buildings around him spread globally in social media posts that falsely linked it to the disaster.

Japan’s biggest automakers pledged cooperation in tech-focused areas to survive in the rapidly evolving global industry, just as two of its largest car brands begin negotiating a deal that would effectively split the country’s industry in two.

With China facing a deflationary spiral and uncertain economic prospects, lower interest rates alone wouldn’t be enough to kick the economy back into high gear.

Police in Japan and the government's cybersecurity center have warned that a group suspected to be linked to China is carrying out cyberattacks on government offices and private firms.

Ishiba has to govern under the constant threat of a no-confidence vote that could see the opposition parties pull the rug out from under him if they ever choose to work together.

In August of that chaotic year for Asia’s biggest economy, President Xi Jinping’s team announced a nearly 3% downshift in the yuan’s value versus the dollar. Naturally, it caused pandemonium in world markets — at least briefly. The real fallout, though, was suffered by China itself, as huge waves of capital fled yuan-denominated assets.

During his first official visit to China on December 25-26, Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi made an unexpected announcement. Japan will relax its entry requirements for Chinese nationals and grant ten-year tourist visas as part of a so-called Creating an Environment Conducive to Promoting People-to-People Exchanges initiative.

Chinese national football team players gather in a circle to cheer each other on before their World Cup qualifier against Japan on November 19, 2024 in Xiamen, Fujian Province. Photo: VCG