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SENKAKUS

BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2013
China hindering Japanese M&As
China is acting as a drag on a merger-and-acquisition spree by Japanese companies as relations deteriorate between the two countries amid the territorial dispute over the Senkaku Islands.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 14, 2013
The message Asians hope Abe will say to Obama
Neither Japan nor China can give up its claims to the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, but stoking up conflict in today's world economy would hurt them both.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 13, 2013
Japan as a normal country
The U.S. should reject the notion of preparing for war in the Pacific, and let Japan and its neighbors cooperate to counter Beijing's geopolitical ambitions.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2013
Chinese ships spotted near Senkakus for first time since radar-lock incident
Chinese maritime surveillance vessels are spotted traveling near the Senkakus for the first time since the Japanese government accused China of targeting weapons radar at a Japanese destroyer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2013
Beijing denies MSDF target-lock
A war of words flares between Japan and China over fire-control radar lock-ons by Chinese warships against a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer and chopper near the Senkakus.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2013
Abe informed of China radar lock incident six days after the fact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that he wasn't informed of a Chinese navy frigate's use of fire-control radar targeting a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer in the East China Sea on Jan. 30 until Tuesday, admitting officials were tardy in alerting him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2013
China provocation slammed
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera warns China that it may have violated the United Nations Charter when its warships locked their fire-control radars on a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer and helicopter last month and calls for setting up a hotline between Tokyo and Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2013
China accuses Japan of using radar case to 'hype crisis' in ties
Beijing accuses Tokyo of worsening strains in bilateral relations by announcing that a Chinese warship locked its weapons-targeting radar on a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer in the East China Sea on Jan. 30.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 6, 2013
Chinese target-locked MSDF ship, chopper
Chinese warships directed their fire-control radar on a Japanese destroyer and a helicopter last month in the East China Sea, the Defense Ministry says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2013
Coast guard arrests Chinese skipper for illegally fishing in Japan's EEZ
The coast guard arrested the captain of a Chinese boat Saturday on suspicion of illegally fishing for coral in Japan's exclusive economic zone near Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2013
Abe continues gambit denying row exists over Senkakus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated Japan's stance Friday that there is no territorial dispute with China that needs to be resolved, a comment likely to trigger further anger in Beijing.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 30, 2013
Defense outlays see first rise in 11 years
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government said Tuesday it will effectively expand defense spending for the first time in 11 years in its draft fiscal 2013 budget, in the wake of the growing assertiveness of China around Japan-controlled islets in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2013
Murayama's fence-mending delegation greeted by former Chinese official
The top Chinese official who was involved in fostering nongovernment ties with Japan met a delegation led by former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama on Monday in what appears to be Beijing's latest attempt to mend soured bilateral ties.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2013
ASDF jets scrambled 160 times against China planes between April, December
In the nine months, ASDF fighter jets were scrambled 349 times in total, up 14 from the same period in fiscal 2011, says the ministry's Joint Staff Office.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2013
Taiwan boat carrying activists sails for Senkakus
A leisure fishing boat carrying Taiwanese activists, and escorted by four Taiwan Coast Guard vessels, was sailing to a cluster of Japanese-administered islands claimed by Taiwan and China on Thursday morning amid heightened tension in the region.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 8, 2013
Xenophobia finds fertile soil in web anonymity
As diplomatic strains with China and South Korea worsen over territorial disputes, more and more Japanese are using the relative anonymity of cyberspace to vent their political spleens online.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2012
Beijing's Senkaku goal: Sub 'safe haven' in South China Sea
What's at stake in the smoldering diplomatic crisis with China over the uninhabited Senkaku Islands, which only seem to attract fishing boats and ultranationalists?
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2012
Ishihara seeking to buy Senkaku Islands
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is in negotiations with the owners of the disputed Senkaku Islands with the aim of buying them by the end of this year, Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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