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SOUTH CHINA SEA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2020
Taiwan sends ships and aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island
On Saturday, a U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the 12th such mission by the U.S. Navy this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2020
U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese firms, including SMIC and DJI
The United States added dozens of Chinese companies, including the country's top chipmaker SMIC and Chinese drone manufacturer SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd., to a trade blacklist on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ratchets up tensions with China in his final weeks in office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2020
Beijing takes its South China Sea strategy to the Himalayas
This year, China's military built up forces in the Himalayas and crossed into territory that India claimed, leading to China's bloodiest clash in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2020
Taiwan Defense Ministry, Pentagon deny U.S. Marines' presence for training
Taiwan's Defense Ministry and U.S. Defense Department have denied reports of U.S. Marines visiting the island to train Taiwanese forces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2020
Philippines paves way to ending oil exploration row with China
Duterte lifted a six-year ban on oil exploration in the South China Sea earlier this month.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2020
Suga ends trip by decrying sea tensions, but denies seeking 'Asian NATO'
Suga agreed with the Indonesian president on Tuesday to speed up talks on the export of Japanese defense gear and technology to Indonesia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2020
Indonesia rejected U.S. request to host spy planes, officials say
U.S. officials made multiple approaches to Indonesia's defense and foreign ministers before Indonesia's president rebuffed the request, the officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. military patch depicting drone and China stirs anger in Beijing
Chinese media reacts furiously after U.S. airmen show off patch of an MQ-9 Reaper drone superimposed over a red silhouette of China during an island assault exercise.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 23, 2020
Philippines' Duterte gets tough on China in shift back toward U.S.
In recent months, his government has started to shift back toward Washington as Beijing has increased assertiveness in the South China Sea
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 14, 2020
Time for innovation in the U.S.-Japan alliance
China's offensive maneuvering will continue for some time. In response, the U.S. and Japan have no choice but to work on reaffirming and strengthening their alliance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2020
Philippines' Duterte tells China defense chief to follow the law in South China Sea dispute
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe that South China Sea disputes must be resolved using international law, including a treaty used as the basis for a 2016 ruling that refuted China’s claims in the area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2020
Eyeing China, Taiwan urges alliance against 'aggressive actions'
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan stood at the forefront of defending democracy from 'authoritarian aggression.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2020
China looking to double nuclear stockpile in next decade, Pentagon says
The United States' congressionally mandated report said China currently possesses a stockpile “estimated to be in the low 200s.”
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
A year after going private, structural reforms bearing fruit for Toshiba
Toshiba's Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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