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AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2017
Japanese interest in Senkaku and Takeshima disputes waning, surveys show
Public interest in Japan's drawn-out territorial disputes in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea is declining, surveys show.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2016
U.S. 'rebalance to Asia' more important than ever
The U.S. pivot to Asia imposes the largest strategic cost to Beijing while providing the greatest reassurance to allies and partners.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016
China's South China Sea quest
What does Beijing want in the South China Sea? The answer is control.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2016
China fleet blurs line between navy and coast guard with giant new floating fortress
China has nearly finished a giant coast guard ship and will probably deploy it armed with machine guns and shells in the disputed South China Sea, the Global Times reported, dubbing the vessel "The Beast."
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2016
Forge a united front to keep Chinese expansion in check
Only sustained pressure from China's neighbors can persuade Beijing that its future lies in cooperation, not confrontation.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2015
Japan's quiet deterrence
The stakes are getting higher in the U.S. and Japan's 'game of deterrence' with China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2015
South China Sea disputes test China's peaceful rise
The South China Sea has become a critical testing ground for the changing economic, political and military relationship between China and the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2015
Chinese defense spending slows but still tops GDP growth rate
China's central government will increase defense spending at a slower pace than last year as President Xi Jinping overhauls the military and seeks to stamp out the corruption that hinders the country's combat readiness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2014
SDF admiral urges prompt action on crisis management pact with China
Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, has urged the early start of a "crisis management" mechanism with China amid conflicting claims with Japan over the uninhabited Senkaku Islands off Taiwan.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2014
Abe Yasukuni offering followed by China coast guard visit to Senkakus
Chinese boats sail into waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angers Beijing by sending an offering to Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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