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A ceremony celebrates the winners of a Japanese-language essay contest at Japan’s embassy in Beijing on Nov. 7. Remarks on Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that same day raised bilateral tensions, which further intensified recently when a Chinese J-15 fighter turned its radar on a Japanese aircraft. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty and Embassy of Japan in China’s website)
KENJI KAWASE
December 13, 2025 16:30 JST
TOKYO — Just as a Chinese fighter jet was aiming its radar at Japanese aircraft over international waters near Okinawa a week ago, young Japanese people were sharing positive experiences they had had in mainland China at an online grassroots exchange event.
