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SOUTH CHINA SEA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2016
A new playbook for Beijing and Southeast Asia
Both ASEAN and China must exercise self-restraint and start negotiating in good faith to resolve the South China Sea territorial disputes.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2016
China eyes eight cruise ships to serve South China Sea
Up to eight Chinese ships will offer cruises to the South China Sea over the next five years, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, as Beijing continues to promote tourism to the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 21, 2016
China blasts Republicans over criticism in GOP platform; state newspaper says Trump a manipulator
China's Foreign Ministry urged the U.S. Republican Party on Thursday to halt "groundless accusations" against Beijing in its party platform, which takes aim at China for its military build-up and "preposterous" claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2016
U.S. Navy chief vows continued patrols in South China Sea
The U.S. military will continue patrols in the South China Sea, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said during a visit to a Chinese naval base Wednesday, just over a week after a ruling by an international arbitration panel essentially voided Beijing's South China Sea maritime claims....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2016
Republican platform blasts China on isles, rights, trade
The U.S. Republican Party has come out guns blazing against China in its latest party platform — a marked contrast from the softer tone of its last charter in 2012.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2016
China takes lesson from U.S.
China is proving just how good and diligent a pupil it has been in internalizing U.S. lessons on how a great power should conduct itself internationally.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2016
Duterte to focus on domestic affairs for now
Despite his bravado and lack of clear signals on foreign policy, the Philippine's new leader is unlikely to be a destabilizing force in regional international politics, at least for now.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2016
Territorial battles will continue despite ruling
Ultimately, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region will have to negotiate a resolution to its many dangerous territorial disputes rather than rely on court decisions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 20, 2016
Election won't affect pivot to Asia, Biden tells Australians
United States Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday assured key ally Australia there would be no retreat from Washington's pivot to the Asia-Pacific region regardless of who wins November's presidential election.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2016
Choice of history in China will guide sea dispute
The 'victim' historical narrative propagated by Beijing may be politically convenient at the moment, but it ultimately threatens to undermine China's rise.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2016
Japan confident of China, South Korea summit despite tensions
Japan remains eager to host Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before the year is out, even as territorial tensions flare in the East China Sea with a pick up in military ships and planes traversing the area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2016
China flies nuclear-capable bomber near Scarborough Shoal, vows to make South China Sea patrols 'regular practice'
China's air force has announced that it recently flew long-range, nuclear-capable aircraft over the South China Sea, including near the flash point Scarborough Shoal, and that the patrols would become a "regular practice."
EDITORIALS
Jul 15, 2016
Ruling on South China Sea disputes
Now more than ever, all parties in the South China Sea disputes need to take a cool-headed approach.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2016
Japan steps up rhetoric over Okinotorishima in wake of Hague ruling
Tokyo doubles down on its claims that Okinotorishima is an island and not rocks under international law.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2016
China protests Australia's South China Sea freedom of navigation comment
China said on Thursday it had issued a formal protest after Australia announced it would continue to exercise its right to freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea following a court ruling against China's claims.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2016
China's 'might makes right' strategy vs. international law
Unless China is made to realize that its future lies in cooperation and not confrontation, a systemic risk to Asian stability and prosperity is bound to arise, with far-reaching implications for the world.
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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