Japan is raising alarms after a series of confrontations with China over the weekend intensified a growing diplomatic rift between

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is not backing off from comments about Taiwan that enraged China. Many of Japan’s voters like her stance.

China has warned its residents from travelling to Japan amid an escalating row between the two Asian powerhouses over Taiwan.

The diplomatic crisis between Tokyo and Beijing is the result of a years-long fundamental shift to the right in Japan - and part of a "long-term struggle" that China must prepare for, according to analysts.

China’s recent naval deployment around Japan comes on the heels of a war of words between Beijing and newly-elected Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi over Taiwan.

Tokyo's Defense Ministry says alleged drone flight took place near island of Yonaguni, where Japan reportedly plans to host missiles -- a move Beijing has strongly protested - China has yet to respond

Charming Donald Trump one week, angering China the next, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has had a busy start and is riding high in the polls, all on a few hours of sleep a night. - Hole in one - Takaichi has admitted only sleeping two to four hours a night.

The Chinese military for the first time conducted a “bomber formation patrol” with its fighter jets over the disputed South China Sea on Sunday as a “warning” to the Philippines after its navy conducted joint patrols with the US and Japan.