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SENKAKUS

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 13, 2014
Japan files damages suit against Chinese captain over 2010 collision
The government filed a damages suit with the Naha District Court in Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday against the Chinese captain of a fishing boat that collided with Japan Coast Guard vessels in disputed waters off the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in September 2010.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2014
U.S. 'could change military posture' if China sets up second ADIZ
The United States has asked China not to set up another air defense identification zone in Asia, warning the move could lead the U.S. military to change its posture in the region, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2014
Japan teacher manuals state official positions on Senkaku and Takeshima isles
The education ministry instructs junior high and high school teachers to use newly revised manuals to teach their students that the Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets are “integral parts of Japanese territory.”
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2014
Shift to isle defense requires upgrade of all three branches
The Cold War ended about 20 years ago and Japan is finally trying to execute a drastic transformation of the Ground Self-Defense Force by shifting its focus from the north to the southwest — effectively relaxing its guard against Russia and bolstering it against China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2014
Sendai's plan to lease pandas stalls
"Have the pandas gone back to China already?" a young schoolgirl asked last spring at Yagiyama Zoological Park in tsunami-hit Sendai.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2014
Take pride in mending dark past, U.S. scholar tells Japan
Gerald Curtis advises Japan to “take pride in admitting what you're not proud of” instead of hunkering down on the history issue.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 10, 2014
China trade soars globally but falls 5.1% with Japan
China's trade with Japan fell 5.1 percent in 2013 to $312.5 billion, down for the second straight year, the General Customs Administration said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2014
Seoul calls for action to resolve disputes
The South Korean foreign minister called Tuesday for "sincere" actions to defuse the tension over wartime history in Northeast Asia, pressing Japanese leaders to take a more conciliatory tone.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2014
Remote, unowned islets targeted for state control
The government will make some 280 remote islands without owners state properties to strengthen control of the country's territory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 2, 2014
Abe's diplomatic overtures are likely to fall on deaf ears
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saw relatively smooth diplomatic sailing in 2013, but he flushed his year-long effort down the drain with his surprising visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2013
Japan to take foreign reporters on 10-day isle dispute junket
The Foreign Ministry plans to invite more than 100 U.S. and European journalists stationed in China and South Korea to come to Japan early next year to school them on the government's stance on two territorial disputes involving tiny islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEAR IN REVIEW 2013
Dec 25, 2013
A look back at the year's top 10 Japan news stories
Japan Times editors selected the following domestic stories as the most important in 2013.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2013
Japan adopts new security strategy to counter assertive China
Japan on Tuesday adopted a new national security strategy, pledging to beef up defenses against an increasingly assertive China to protect its territory, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to boost Tokyo's standing as a contributor to global peace and security.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 10, 2013
U.S. moves embolden China
China's Nov. 23 declaration of an air defense identification zone extending to territories it does not control is just the latest example of its jurisdictional creep that reflects a larger strategy to supplant the U.S. as the preeminent power in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2013
China's new air zone at top of agenda for Biden's visit to Tokyo
When U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visits Japan on Monday, his most urgent task will be to assure Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the U.S. stands firmly against China's new air defense identification zone.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2013
Does China ADIZ take focus off 'real enemy'?
China has one of the largest and most consequential militaries in the world, but how Beijing thinks about its military and makes military decisions is largely a mystery to the outside world. The People's Liberation Army is technically attached to the Chinese Communist Party, rather than to the Chinese...
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2013
SDF, Coast Guard planes defy new Chinese air zone
Defying China's recently declared air defense identification zone in the East China Sea, Self-Defense Forces and Japan Coast Guard aircraft continue flying into the zone without informing Beijing ahead of time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2013
China's move to establish air defense zone appears to backfire
It was designed as a forceful response to Japanese assertiveness. But Beijing's creation of an air defense zone may have backfired, experts said, eliciting a strong joint response by the United States and Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 27, 2013
U.S. bombers cross China's claimed air defense zone
Days after China asserted greater military control over a swath of the East China Sea to bolster claims to a cluster of disputed islands, the U.S. defied the move Tuesday as it flew two B-52 bombers through the area.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2013
China knocked again as 'do not feel friendly' factor climbs to new record
A record 80.7 percent of Japanese “do not feel friendly” toward China, the government's five-tier opinion survey on foreign affairs reveals.

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