{"id":"d39b741f-f1b1-4514-9e67-438c6059d37f","url":"https://japantoday.com/category/national/china-cultural-festival-in-tokyo-bustles-despite-frayed-ties","domain":"japantoday.com","outlet":{"name":"Japantoday","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"China cultural festival in Tokyo bustles despite frayed ties","plainHeadline":"Tokyo Chinese culture festival held as Japan-China relations strain","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A two-day festival of Chinese culture opened at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo.","About 100 booths offered Chinese food and panda-themed merchandise.","Event aims to be a starting point for Japan-China relations, organizers say.","Chinese Ambassador Wu Jianghao sent a video message expressing hope for development.","Recent tensions follow Japan’s parliament remarks on potential military action over Taiwan."],"topics":["Politics","Internet Culture"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T21:04:06.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T21:15:12.079Z","story":null}