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DISPUTED ISLANDS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2022
Japan protests after Russia announces exercise near disputed island
Kunashiri Island is one of several disputed islands off Hokkaido called the Northern Territories by Tokyo and the Southern Kurils by Moscow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 2, 2022
Dispute over northern islands shapes Tokyo’s stance on Ukraine crisis
Russia-Japan relations are centered on the decadeslong dispute over four islands northeast of Hokkaido that Russia occupies and Japan claims.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2022
Dredgers spotted off Cambodian base where China is funding work
The dredgers were spotted off the Ream naval base, where China is funding construction work and deeper port facilities would be necessary for the docking of larger military ships.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2022
Kishida-Biden meeting to go virtual as omicron wreaks havoc
Kishida's push to promote 'summit diplomacy' takes a hit as COVID-19 caseloads grow in both countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2022
Russia foreign minister plans Japan visit within next few months
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced concern that Japan's status as an ally of the United States is proving to be an obstacle to bilateral relations between Tokyo and Moscow.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2021
Japan and China agree to begin operating defense hotline next year
The move comes amid continuing tensions over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2021
Japan held drill in November assuming foreign occupation of Senkaku Islands
The drill took place on an uninhabited island in Nagasaki Prefecture with land features resembling Uotsuri Island, one of the islets that make up the Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2021
Japan's island paradise near the front line of tensions over Taiwan
Not long ago, Japan saw mostly economic opportunity with China, but with security challenges growing, the calculus has changed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2021
Philippines Navy completes South China Sea resupply mission after Chinese blockade
A small boat was dispatched from a Chinese coast guard vessel with three people who recorded the unloading of Philippine personnel and cargo at the Second Thomas Shoal outpost.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2021
Philippines set to resume resupply mission to South China Sea
The Philippines defense chief said after talks with the Chinese ambassador to Manila that China 'will not interfere.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 20, 2021
U.S. says armed Chinese attack on Philippine allies would invoke defense treaty
The United States on Friday called Chinese actions in using water cannon against Philippine resupply boats in the South China Sea "dangerous, provocative, and unjustified," and warned that an armed attack on Philippine vessels would invoke U.S. mutual defense commitments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2021
Chinese naval ship sailed in Japanese waters this week
It was the first time since July 2017 that the ministry had confirmed and disclosed a Chinese naval vessel's intrusion into Japanese waters and the fourth such incursion ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2021
U.S. and Japan highlight ties with South Korea after trilateral presser fiasco
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Japanese counterpart, Takeo Mori, underscored the importance of trilateral cooperation involving South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2021
Japan and U.S. conduct first joint anti-submarine drill in South China Sea
Analysts say that the announcement of the drill was intended to signal the growing U.S.-Japan security partnership amid China's increasingly assertive military moves.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2021
In first talks, Kishida and China's Xi agree on need for dialogue
The talks between the countries' leaders — the first since September 2020 — came amid rising tensions between the U.S., Japan's security ally, and China over the Taiwan Strait.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2021
Japan opposes Russia's plan for tariff-free zone on disputed isles
The two ministers also discussed a longstanding territorial dispute that has prevented Japan and Russia from signing a postwar peace treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2021
Japan's GSDF begins nationwide drills for first time since Cold War
The exercises will be carried out until the end of November, with the aim of strengthening the ability to defend remote islands amid China's ramped-up regional assertiveness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2021
U.S. warship sails near man-made South China Sea islet, flouting new Chinese law
The U.S. Navy vessel passed near a Chinese-held island for the first time since Beijing began implementing a law requiring foreign vessels to give notice before entering waters it claims.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
China implements revised law to boost power of maritime authorities
The law, which went into effect Wednesday, comes amid concern that it could escalate tensions with other countries, including near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2021
Japan Coast Guard tests tech to automatically track suspicious ships
It is hoped the system will help ease the burden on maritime law-enforcement operations as Japan faces an increase in intrusions into its waters.

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