China is drawing inspiration and ideas from Japan’s highly successful soft power strategy in Sri Lanka. Historically, Japan has played a pivotal role as an economic and trade partner for Sri Lanka. By ...

COLOMBO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s largest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, sailed into Sri Lanka's Colombo harbour this weekend, marking Tokyo's highest profile salvo in a diplomatic battle with ...

COLOMBO, May 4 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka and Japan agreed on Saturday to work to resume stalled bilateral projects including a $1.5 billion Japanese-funded light railway. The two nations announced the ...

Japan pressed bankrupt Sri Lanka on Saturday to expedite its debt restructuring, including with its biggest creditor China - Copyright AFP Ishara S. KODIKARA Japan ...

With several Chinese infrastructure projects in South Asia turning out to be white elephants, China’s project approval process has increasingly come under scrutiny in the region. Several projects in ...