The Japanese embassy in China issued a safety advisory on Friday ahead of next week's anniversary of "the Nanjing Incident", or the Nanjing Massacre, which it said is considered particularly sensitive.
China's President Xi Jinping met French President Emmanuel Macron in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Friday, state media said, a rare instance of the head of the world's second-largest economy accompanying a guest beyond Beijing.
Taiwan has been "very moved" by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments last month on peace and stability even in the face of strong pressure, Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Friday.