Tokyo is between a rock and hard place on the issue of chip tech exports, facing the risk of retaliation from both China and the US

Analysts say the shift points to fresh confidence in Japan – despite being rattled by its biggest one-day stocks rout since 1987

Beijing has warned that Washington's efforts to further deepen ties with Seoul and Tokyo could stoke tensions in the region

Washington is also pushing the Netherlands to stop ASML from maintaining and servicing equipment it sold to China before the Dutch chip export curbs came into effect

Nikkei heavyweights with a significant presence in China have seen mega rallies, especially in the chip sector

Chinese policymakers "seem to be ignoring everything they learned” from Japan's 15-year period of economic stagnation, one official warned

Tokyo has sent a defence ministry official to assist a role in Taipei usually undertaken by a sole retired military officer to avoid riling China

Japan joined the US chip war against China on Friday, announcing restrictions on exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment

Japan wants to stop its advanced technology being used for military purposes and does not have a specific country in mind, the country's trade minister said

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the money would be shared around the region by 2030 via private investment, yen loans, aid and grants

Tokyo believes several Chinese balloons have flown over Japan in recent years but warned it is now looking at allowing weapons to be used to gun down such 'unacceptable' intrusions

Japan is a major supplier of machines used to make leading-edge semiconductors that could come under new restrictions