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DISPUTED

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2016
Chinese Navy's professional conduct in South China Sea attracts U.S. admiral's praise
Standing on a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier the length of more than three football fields as it plows through one of the world's most contested seas, Rear Adm. Marcus Hitchcock has only high praise for the navy of his biggest military rival: China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2016
Pentagon says U.S. challenged China, 12 others on navigation rights last year
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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2016
Beijing, four ASEAN nations reach 'consensus' that South China Sea shouldn't affect ties
China has reached an agreement with Brunei, Cambodia and Laos that the South China Sea dispute "should not affect relations" with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2016
U.S. warplanes conduct operation near key Chinese-held reef in South China Sea
A contingent of six U.S. military aircraft that were left behind in the Philippines after the conclusion of joint exercises this month have conducted their first air and maritime situational awareness flights near disputed territory in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2016
China may deploy floating nuclear power stations in South China Sea: report
China is getting closer to building maritime nuclear power platforms that could one day to used to support Chinese projects in the disputed South China Sea, a state-run newspaper said Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2016
U.S. to give Philippines eye in sky to track South China Sea activity
The United States will transfer an observation blimp to the Philippines to help it track maritime activity and guard its borders amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, a U.S. diplomat said Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2016
Chinese military aircraft makes first public landing on disputed island
A Chinese military aircraft has for the first time publicly landed at a new airport on an island China has built in the disputed South China Sea, state media said on Monday. The move raises the prospect that China could base fighter jets there.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2016
Japan and the South China Sea
China is miffed that despite its best efforts, Japan managed to get South China Sea issues on the Group of Seven's agenda.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2016
Japan's own 'pivot' to Southeast Asia seen bearing fruit ahead of G-7 summit, China isles arbitration
Tokyo's efforts to lay the foundation for a more proactive approach to countering Beijing's maritime assertiveness begin to pay off.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2016
Philippines, Vietnam to explore joint patrols in South China Sea: officials
Defense officials from the Philippines and Vietnam were to meet this week to explore possible joint exercises and navy patrols, military sources said, shoring up a new alliance between states locked in maritime rows with China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2016
China blasts Japan-backed G-7 maritime statement, says grouping must not take sides in territorial disputes
China reacted with anger Tuesday after the Group of Seven foreign ministers released a statement a day earlier voicing strong opposition to "unilateral actions" in the East and South China seas.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 12, 2016
Kishida hopes for 'substantial' talks with Russian foreign minister Friday
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he will meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov later this week and expressed hope for "substantial discussions" on overall bilateral ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2016
Beijing opens new lighthouse on man-made island in South China Sea
Beijing announced Tuesday that it has begun operating a lighthouse on the man-made island in the contested South China Sea that the U.S. sailed a warship near last October as part of its so-called freedom of navigation program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2016
Japan's annual foreign policy report lauds improved ties with South Korea
Japan's ties with South Korea have improved significantly since last year's bilateral deal to settle the issue of Korean "comfort women," according to a draft version of the government's annual foreign policy report.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016
Japan Coast Guard deploys 12 ships to patrol Senkakus
The Japan Coast Guard said Monday it has finished deploying 12 ships assigned exclusively to patrolling areas around the Senkaku Islands amid China's growing assertiveness in the East China Sea.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2016
Turnbull says decision close on Australian submarine contract
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has indicated his government is close to reaching a decision on who will build Australia's next fleet of submarines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2016
Xi, Abe skip chance to chat at nuclear summit amid growing tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, standing only a row apart, chose not to speak to each other during a group photo session at a nuclear summit in Washington, highlighting the state of relations between Asia's two biggest economies.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2016
Indonesia to deploy F-16s to guard South China Sea territory
Indonesia will deploy U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to the Natuna Islands to ward off "thieves," the defense minister said less than two weeks after Chinese coast guard vessels clashed with an Indonesian boat in the area.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 31, 2016
China says Japan base shows its hypocrisy on South China Sea
China's Defense Ministry accused Japan on Thursday of hypocrisy by opening a new base close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed between Japan and China in the East China Sea at the same time as criticizing Beijing's actions in the South China Sea.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2016
China coast guard vessels escort fishing boat flotilla into Malaysian waters
Malaysia's maritime authority said Tuesday Chinese coast guard vessels escorted about 100 Chinese fishing trawlers into Malaysia's territorial waters near Luconia Shoals in the South China Sea last week.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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