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SENKAKUS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2015
Japanese official warns that South China Sea activities may be precursor to ADIZ
A top defense official has warned that China may be creating artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea as a forerunner to declaring an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the waters.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 4, 2015
Japan's defense budget likely to top ¥5 trillion for first time
Japan's defense budget for the next fiscal year is likely to top ¥5 trillion ($40 billion) for the first time, government sources said, as the military prepares for an expanded role under new security legislation.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2015
Chinese military planes fly near Okinawa Island during drill
China's air force said Friday its planes flew over the Miyako Strait, near Okinawa Island, as part of a exercise in the western Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2015
Quiet East China Sea ADIZ highlights Beijing's struggle to control contested waters
As the battle for control of the South China Sea heats up, Beijing's struggle to assert its authority over another disputed waterway may prove instructive.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2015
Chinese ships enter Japanese waters around Senkaku Islands
Two China Coast Guard vessels briefly entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Saturday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 21, 2015
As U.S. eyes South China Sea patrols, will Japan play a role?
Some experts say Japan, with its newly empowered military, could play a larger role in Washington's activities near China's man-made islands is the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2015
China's Japan-bashing: Is there any hope for goodwill?
As China regularly whips itself up into frenzy over Japan, it is easy to forget that the anti-Japanese sentiment is only a recent phenomenon.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2015
Japan, U.S. to conduct military drill for regaining remote island
Japan and the United States will conduct a joint military drill for regaining a remote island from late August through early September in California, the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2015
Taiwan president slams Lee for saying Senkakus belong to Japan
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said Monday that former President Lee Teng-hui should apologize to the Taiwanese public for claiming that Japan is the lawful owner of the Senkaku Islands.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2015
Three China ships intrude into Japan waters around Senkakus
Three China Coast Guard vessels briefly intruded into Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, the Japan Coast Guard said Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 1, 2015
On Army Day, China warns of growing border security risks
China's military warned on Saturday on its founding anniversary of growing risks along its borders, including in the disputed waters of the South and East China Seas.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2015
U.S.: No comment on Tokyo-Beijing tiff over East China Sea gas project
The U.S. State Department refrained Wednesday from commenting in detail on a fresh dispute between Japan and China over their agreed joint project of exploring gas fields in the East China Sea.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2015
Repairing Japan-China ties
Are the domestic politics of Japan and China antithetical to continued peace between Asia's leading powers?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2015
China and Japan are getting on better, but how long will it last?
Money and power are combining to create a tentative thaw in the relationship between Asia's two biggest economies.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 13, 2015
China plans to build coast guard base near Senkaku Islands: sources
Japan's thaw with China grows shaky as China prepares to build a large coast guard base close to the Senkaku Islands.
WORLD
Jun 13, 2015
Beijing ponders drones for Senkaku surveillance duty
The Chinese military is weighing the regular use of unmanned aircraft to monitor the East China Sea, a move that may exacerbate tensions with Japan over the Senkaku Islands, a Chinese document on Beijing's use of drones showed Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 30, 2015
Nearly half of Japanese oppose new joint defense guidelines with U.S.: poll
A new telephone survey by Kyodo News found that 47.9 percent of respondents said they were against the revised defense guidelines, while 35.5 percent supported them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2015
F-15 scramble in Naha interrupts ASDF training demonstration
Two F-15 fighter jets were scrambled Monday from an Air-Self Defense Force base in Okinawa Prefecture as a real mission interrupted a training session that was being held for the media.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2015
China raps U.S. defense chief over Senkakus comment
China on Thursday rapped U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter for saying that the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands fall under the U.S.-Japan security treaty.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2015
Tokyo rejects South Korean, Chinese protests over textbook changes
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Tuesday dismissed criticism by China and South Korea of the latest revisions to school textbooks, saying the changes reflect a fair assessment of expert views on topics that relate to ongoing territorial disputes.

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