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SOUTH CHINA SEA

ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2016
Filipino nationalists say China thwarts flag stunt on Scarborough Shoal
Chinese coast guard vessels prevented a Philippine nationalist group from planting a Filipino flag on a rocky South China Sea outcrop, the group said Monday, the latest territorial standoff between the two countries.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2016
India plans expanded missile exports to support Asian nations against China
India has stepped up efforts to sell an advanced cruise missile system to Vietnam and has at least 15 more markets in its sights, a push that experts say reflects concerns in New Delhi about China's growing military assertiveness.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2016
Beijing says offer of talks over South China Sea fell on deaf ears in Manila
China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of ignoring its offer to set up a bilateral talks mechanism on maritime affairs, shortly before an international tribunal is expected to rule on Chinese claims in the South China Sea.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2016
Danger in Asia's choppy seas
China's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea are raising the risks of confrontation with its neighbors.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2016
China may build seabed 'space station' to help hunt for minerals in South China Sea
China is speeding up efforts to design and build a manned deep-sea platform to help it hunt for minerals in the South China Sea, one that may also serve a military purpose in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2016
Beijing to put two more lighthouses on South China Sea man-made islands into operation by year's end
Beijing has announced plans to put two more lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea into operation by the end of the year, state media has reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2016
China tells U.S. to play constructive South China Sea role
China told the United States on Tuesday that it should play a constructive role in safeguarding peace in the disputed South China Sea, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for talks and a peaceful resolution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2016
Disputed shoal may become military line in sand on South China Sea
Global defense chiefs meeting in a plush hotel in Singapore over the weekend were faced with one of Asia's biggest looming security challenges, but left without any tangible sense of how to tackle it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2016
Taiwan says it will ignore any Chinese air defense zone over South China Sea
Taiwan's new defense minister said Monday the island nation would not recognize any air defense zone declared by China over the South China Sea, as its top security agency warned such a move could usher in a wave of regional tension.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 6, 2016
Beijing pushes back against U.S., says it 'has no fear of trouble' in South China Sea
China rebuffed U.S. pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea on Sunday, restating its sovereignty over most of the disputed territory and saying it "has no fear of trouble.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2016
Diplomatic tag teams emerge as countries find new ways to stand up to China
When U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a key Asian security summit over the weekend, he used the word "principled" 38 times, floating his vision of a U.S.-backed "security network" of countries in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2016
Is China winning the contest for South China Sea control?
China views the U.S. as a declining power that would not be able to sustain a major war in Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2016
Japan, India agree to boost three-way defense cooperation with U.S.
Amid China's increasing maritime assertiveness, the defense ministers of Japan and India agreed Friday to boost their trilateral security cooperation with the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2016
China confirms its warships to join major U.S.-hosted naval drills
China's navy will send five ships to join a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this summer, even as tension mounts between the world's two largest economies over the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2016
Building golden bridges in the South China Sea
Everyone should avoid triumphing at China's expense if a tribunal ruling on a China-Philippines territorial dispute hands Beijing a bitter pill to swallow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 31, 2016
Simmering South China Sea dispute expected to boil after court ruling: experts
The simmering dispute in the contested South China Sea is about to turn to a boil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2016
Duterte may invite China to bid for railway projects
The incoming leader of the Philippines has said he will welcome bids by China to build two new railway lines, Philippine media reported Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2016
As ties deepen, elite U.S., Vietnam forces eye possible opening
Special operations forces from the United States and Vietnam are signaling a readiness to start forging ties should their governments choose to do so, in what would be a major step in relations between militaries that were at war 4½ decades ago.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2016
China's South China Sea quest
What does Beijing want in the South China Sea? The answer is control.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2016
China seeks to turn disputed South China Sea isles into Maldives-style resorts
China has announced that it will seek to turn some of the disputed islands in the South China Sea into a Maldives-type tourist destination, the state-run China Daily newspaper quoted a top official on Friday as saying.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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