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SENKAKUS

JAPAN
Aug 12, 2013
Hong Kong activists call off voyage to Senkaku Islands
Hong Kong-based activists planning to land this week on the Senkaku Islands to assert Chinese sovereignty have called off their voyage after running into problems with Taiwan, the journey's planned starting point.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 26, 2013
Defense planners mull pre-emptive strike ability
Japan will consider acquiring the ability to strike at enemy missile sites, given North Korea's enhanced missile technology program, an interim defense report says.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 25, 2013
Government mulls drones purchase to boost surveillance in East Asia
The government will consider purchasing unmanned surveillance aircraft, similar to the U.S. military's Global Hawk, to enhance its high-altitude surveillance capabilities and better respond to the changing security environment in East Asia, according to a draft outline of the Defense Ministry's interim...
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 23, 2013
U.S. worried election-emboldened, nationalist Abe may roil Asia waters
Sunday's overwhelming victory by the Liberal Democratic Party has created a dilemma for the United States, which wants closer economic and military ties with Tokyo even as it fears that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet now have free reign to pursue a hard-line diplomatic stance that will damage...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2013
Strains to gradually ebb: Chinese scholar
A leading Chinese expert on Japanese affairs is predicting a gradual improvement in relations between Asia's two biggest economies after this Sunday's Upper House election, regardless of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's hawkish political beliefs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2013
Abe accuses Chinese of 'using force'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday criticized China for what he termed its bid to "change the status quo by force" in terms of its relations with Japan and other Asian nations.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2013
Ties said on mend despite summit lack
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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2013
China's Senkaku claim has basis: Hatoyama
Ex-Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama indicates that from Beijing's point of view, the Japan-held Senkaku islets are Chinese territory based on the 1943 Cairo Declaration issued by the Allied powers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2013
Calmer heads need to prevail, Chinese experts warn
With tensions over the Senkaku Islands showing no signs of subsiding, Beijing appears determined to keep sending vessels into the waters near the Japan-administered chain to stake its claim to the area.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2013
China set summit precondition for Japan: Declare no-entry zone around Senkakus
As a condition for holding summit amid a dispute over the Senkaku Islands, Beijing demanded after Tokyo nationalized the islets last September that Japan acknowledge a dispute exists and agree on a 12-nautical-mile no-entry zone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 21, 2013
Don't let isle rifts derail growth, expert tells Asia
Asian economies should be focusing on their growth and not on territorial disputes, a leading Singapore-based analyst said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 13, 2013
Suga denies Xi called Senkakus 'core interest'
Tokyo denied Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping termed the Senkaku islets "a core interest" of China in his informal summit with U.S. President Barack Obama last week in California, as Japanese media reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 13, 2013
Taiwan fisheries pact frustrates both sides
One would have thought that Taiwanese and Japanese fishermen would have been content after their two governments signed a landmark fisheries pact two months ago, following years of on and off negotiations on fishing near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2013
Japan-U.S. drill to retake remote island kicks off
The United States and Japan on Monday began a drill in California that simulates retaking remote islands using MV-22 Osprey aircraft for landing exercises, at the request of the U.S. military.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 7, 2013
Taiwan leader urges three-way dialogue on Senkaku resources
Taipei, Tokyo and Beijing should shelve their sovereignty dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and engage in a three-way dialogue on resource development near the territory, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said in an interview Thursday regarding the Japan-controlled islets.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 6, 2013
China party figure Liu hits Abe take on history
Senior Chinese Communist Party figure Liu Yunshan voiced displeasure with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's comments on historical recognition in a meeting earlier this week with former Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka, officials close to bilateral ties said.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2013
Senkaku row shelved in '70s: Nonaka
Former chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka says leaders from Japan and China agreed to shelve the territory row when the two countries normalized relations in the early 1970s.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2013
China asks Japan, U.S. to cancel drill for recapturing island
China has asked Japan and the United States to cancel a drill set for this month in California by U.S. forces and Self-Defense Forces to recapture control of a remote island, in light of the Sino-Japanese row over the Senkaku Islands, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 17, 2013
U.S. admiral urges talk to avoid territorial clashes
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of U.S. Naval Operations, on Tuesday urged countries in Asia to improve their communications at sea to avoid incidents that could heighten tension in the region over territorial disputes.
JAPAN / Politics
May 10, 2013
Japan protests China's Okinawa commentary
The government has lodged "a strong protest" against a commentary published by a Chinese state-run newspaper that questioned the legitimacy of Japan's ownership of Okinawa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday.
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.
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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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Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
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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