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Japan defense chief visits new troop base near disputed islands

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 07 03:52 PM

Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Sunday highlighted Japan's resolve to defend its far-flung territory amid China's maritime assertiveness by touring a newly opened base for the ground defense forces on Miyako Island. Read more »

Japan's Abe to make rare China visit as relations thaw

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 07:04 AM

Japan's Shinzo Abe is due to arrive in China Thursday, the first visit to the Asian giant by a Japanese prime minister since relations between the 2 countries soured 6 years ago over a territorial row.  Read more »

Japan opens museum about disputed isles

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 25 12:04 PM

TOKYO - The Japanese government opened a museum Thursday in central Tokyo exhibiting items related to islands that have been a source of friction between Japan, China and South Korea with the aim of showing that they are an inherent part of Japan. Read more »

Japan protests presence of Chinese military ship near disputed islands

Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 04:17 PM

Japan on Thursday protested to China after a Chinese military vessel was detected in waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, calling on China to avoid actions that could interfere with improving bilateral ties. Read more »

4 Chinese ships enter Japanese waters around Senkakus

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 02 01:41 PM

NAHA, Japan - Four China Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Thursday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said. Read more »

Japan protests to China over drone flight near disputed islets

Reuters
Posted at May 18 09:06 PM

Japan on Thursday lodged a protest with China after four Chinese coastguard vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters near disputed East China Sea islets and a drone-like object flew near one ship, the Japanese government said. Read more »

Senkaku islands mention in Japan-US meet irks China

Reuters
Posted at Feb 13 06:40 PM

BEIJING - China's Foreign Ministry expressed concern on Monday after Japan got continued US backing for its dispute with Beijing over islands in the East China Sea during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more »

Trump opposes undermining Japan's control of disputed islands - US official

Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 02:57 PM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump would oppose any unilateral declarations that would undermine Japan's administration of disputed islands in the East China Sea, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday ahead of Trump's meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more »

China warns Washington after US official says Senkakus covered by treaty

Shingo Ito and Natsuko Fukue, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 06:28 PM

The Senkaku Islands, known in China as the Diaoyus, are at the center of a festering row between Tokyo and Beijing, which claims they have been part of Chinese territory for centuries. Read more »

4 Chinese ships enter Japanese waters around Senkakus

Kyodo
Posted at Jan 04 01:37 PM

NAHA, Japan - Four Chinese coast guard ships entered Japanese waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday, the Japan Coast Guard said. Read more »

Japan protests as China ships sail near disputed isles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 04:46 PM

TOKYO - Japan protested to China Sunday after Chinese coast guard ships sailed into territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea, Tokyo said. Read more »

Japan protests over Chinese drillship activity in E. China Sea

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 01 02:50 PM

TOKYO - The Japanese government has lodged a protest with China after it found a Chinese drillship moored and engaging in "some kind of activity" near gas fields in the East China Sea, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday. Read more »

More Chinese ships deployed off Senkakus than in S. China Sea: Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 17 12:16 PM

TOKYO - Japan is stepping up efforts to draw attention to Chinese activities around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, posting on its Foreign Ministry website on Tuesday documents indicating that the situation is as serious as in the South China Sea. Read more »

Japan protests after China vessels spotted near disputed isles

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 06 01:55 PM

JAPAN - Japan lodged a protest with China on Saturday after spotting more than 200 Chinese vessels in waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. Read more »

Japan's defense paper to show wariness over China's muscle-flexing

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 21 08:54 AM

TOKYO - Japan will express its wariness over China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea in this year's defense white paper, warning Beijing's militarization of the disputed waters is making its territorial claims a fait accompli, according to an outline of the paper obtained by Kyodo News on Wednesday. Read more »