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DISPUTED ISLANDS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2018
China to begin large-scale military exercise 'tailored for Taiwan separatists' in East China Sea
China reportedly began a six-day, large-scale, live-fire military drill in an area of the East China Sea "similar in size to the island of Taiwan" on Wednesday, according to state-run media, amid growing friction between Taipei and Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 17, 2018
Trump-Putin summit: A political boon for Abe?
While Trump's seeming embrace of Putin has shocked U.S. allies worldwide, the summit could prove to be something of a blessing for Abe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2018
China's Hainan province invites 'individuals' to develop uninhabited islands in South China Sea
China's southern Hainan province, which administers the country's claimed islands and waters in the contested South China Sea, is allowing individuals to use uninhabited islets for tourism and construction purposes for up to 50 years, state-run media has reported, citing an official document.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2018
Xi warns Mattis China won't surrender 'one inch' of territory
President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis he wouldn't give up any territory that China considered its own, an unusually blunt warning as security disputes simmer below a fight over trade.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2018
China carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions
China's navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as China and the United States trade barbs over who is responsible for heightened tensions in the disputed waterways.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2018
China's massive 'magic island-maker' dredging vessel completes sea trials
China's most advanced dredging vessel — which it calls "a magic island-maker" — returned to a shipyard in Qidong, in eastern Jiangsu province on Tuesday after completing its first sea trial, state-run media said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2018
With ports, ships and promises, India unveils plans to play stronger role in Southeast Asia
Almost lost in the din of the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit and fresh tension between Washington and Beijing last week, India cemented its diplomatic and security ties across Southeast Asia in a clear challenge to China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2018
U.S. sends B-52 bombers 'in vicinity' of South China Sea amid row over militarization of islets
The U.S. military sent two B-52 heavy bombers for a "routine mission" in the contested South China Sea on Tuesday, just days after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis lambasted Beijing's continued militarization of its outposts in the strategic waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2018
China vows to boost 'combat readiness' after U.S. sails two warships near South China Sea islands
China's Defense Ministry has vowed to bolster its "combat readiness" to defend against what it said was a "serious infringement" of the country's sovereignty after the U.S. Navy dispatched two warships for an apparent "freedom of navigation" operation (FONOP) in disputed South China Sea waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 25, 2018
Subi Reef, built up by Chinese, appears nearly ready to host first troops based in heart of South China Sea
At first glance from above it looks like any clean and neatly planned small town, complete with sports grounds, neat roads and large civic buildings.
WORLD
May 25, 2018
Chinese claims in South China Sea overlap with Vietnam's oil projects
Some oil blocks off Vietnam's sprawling coastline fall within an area of the South China Sea demarcated by China's "nine-dash line," the basis for Beijing's controversial claims to most of the resource-rich waterway.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 24, 2018
Abe expresses hope for peace treaty progress as he departs for summit with Putin
The Prime Minister left for Russia on Thursday to hold a meeting with the Russian president and attend an economic forum, with bilateral cooperation high on the agenda.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 20, 2018
Duterte says Philippines won't oppose China on sea activity after reports of bombers' landings
Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that he would not provoke China into a war following reports that the Chinese military landed long-range bombers on an airport in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2018
China lands bombers on South China Sea outpost for first time
China has landed heavy bombers on one of its outposts in the South China Sea for the first time, part of an operation intended to provide "experience for Air Force bomber units to use islands as their bases," according to the Defense Ministry.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2018
Moving ties forward with Beijing and Seoul
The scarcity of top-level exchanges speaks volumes about the state of Japan's diplomatic ties with its regional neighbors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2018
China's first homemade aircraft carrier begins sea trials in demonstration of growing military prowess
China's first indigenously built aircraft carrier began inaugural sea trials on Sunday, in a display of the Asian giant's growing technological prowess and as it seeks to expand the reach of its navy further into the Pacific.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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