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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2020
Japan eyes survey of disputed Senkaku Islands using satellite images
Japan plans to conduct a wildlife survey this year of the Senkakus, a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea under its control but also claimed by China, using satellite images, the government's top spokesman said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2020
Chinese ships stay in Japanese waters near Senkakus for record 57 hours
The time spent in the waters near the disputed islets exceeds the previous record set in July, when Chinese vessels spent 39 hours and 23 minutes there.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2020
Chinese ships remain in Japanese waters near Senkakus for record time
The two Chinese government ships entered the waters near the islands at around 10:47 a.m. Sunday and attempted to approach a Japanese fishing boat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2020
Japan protests after Chinese ships approach fishing boat near Senkakus
Japan has lodged a protest with China after two Chinese government ships approached a Japanese fishing boat near the disputed Senkaku Islands, the government's top spokesman said Monday
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2020
China lambastes Japan's protests of digital museum for disputed islands
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has lambasted Tokyo's protest against Beijing's creation of a digital museum laying out its claims to a group of Japanese-administered islets in the East China Sea, called the Senkakus in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2020
Japan protests Chinese digital museum about disputed Senkakus
Japan has lodged a protest against China's creation of a digital museum laying out its claims to a group of Japan-controlled islets in the East China Sea, the government's top spokesman said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. military patch depicting drone and China stirs anger in Beijing
Chinese media reacts furiously after U.S. airmen show off patch of an MQ-9 Reaper drone superimposed over a red silhouette of China during an island assault exercise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2020
Japan eager to settle territorial row with Russia, Suga tells Putin
Hours before the talks between the leaders, Russia announced the start of military exercises on two of the islands involving more than 1,500 personnel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2020
Japan Coast Guard has brush with Taiwanese fishing boat off Senkakus
The incident occurred within Japan's territorial waters as the patrol boat was warning the fishing vessel to leave while sailing alongside it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2020
Suga and Xi agree to pursue high-level contacts in first talks
Xi expressed a desire to advance bilateral relations, but the two did not discuss plans for the Chinese president to visit Japan as a state guest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 19, 2020
Japan lawmakers call for military drills with U.S. around Senkakus
Japanese lawmakers have compiled a draft proposal urging the government to hold joint military drills with the United States around a group of East China Sea islands administered by Japan but claimed by China to fortify Tokyo's control over them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 18, 2020
Are China's Senkaku intrusions being played up for political ends?
According to a senior coast guard official, the announcement of intrusions in May was urged by the Prime Minister's Office and Foreign Ministry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2020
Asia-Pacific foreign ministers discuss pandemic and security issues
Asia-Pacific foreign ministers discussed their responses to the coronavirus pandemic, South China Sea disputes, the North Korean nuclear issue and Hong Kong affairs at an online meeting hosted by Vietnam on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2020
Philippines' Duterte tells China defense chief to follow the law in South China Sea dispute
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe that South China Sea disputes must be resolved using international law, including a treaty used as the basis for a 2016 ruling that refuted China’s claims in the area.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2020
Taro Kono says Japan could face snap election in October
The defense chief also said that China has become a 'security threat,' citing Beijing's intention to change the status quo in the region through force and coercion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2020
Japan's visa-free visits to Russian-held isles canceled this year due to virus
Former residents had already stopped six trips that would have allowed them to visit their former homes, and the final one has now been axed as well.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2020
Kono and Esper look to keep China in check, but challenges abound
Tokyo is facing a double-barreled challenge with a leadership transition amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Beijing's growing maritime assertiveness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 27, 2020
China fires missiles into South China Sea as U.S. sanctions Beijing
Japan's top government spokesman says Tokyo has been watching Beijing's recent moves in the South China Sea 'with concern.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2020
Japan defense chief eyed first-ever aerial inspection of islets claimed by China
Taro Kono considered the plan to inspect the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands this month, but dropped the idea to avoid provoking Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2020
China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase
From the East and South China seas to the Himalayas and Central Asia, the region is becoming more volatile and unstable.

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