For Japan, China’s new interest in what had appeared to be a settled matter over the islands suggests a newly assertive China is bent on using its increased power for nationalistic purposes ...

China's heavily armed coast guard cutters continue to swarm the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, a group of uninhabited islets the United States is treaty-bound to defend.

The primary security challenge for Japan today is China’s behavior over the disputed Senkaku Islands (known in China as the Diaoyu Islands). In the fall of 1968, the United Nations Economic ...

Both Tokyo and Beijing claim the Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyus in China, ... The US-Japan exercises, named Keen Sword 21, have been held biennially for more than 30 years.

The unified outpouring of assorted groups and individuals that gathered in Shibuya Saturday afternoon represent the degree to which Japan's recent territorial dispute with China touched a volatile ...

If Japan had illegally seized the islands from China, then surely China would have said so in the years after 1895. It would have objected when Japanese nationals lived there, asserted ownership ...

Two Chinese coast guard ships navigated Japan’s territorial waters near a chain of disputed islands for more than 64 hours this week, Japanese authorities said Friday – the longest incursion ...

Japan has long been recognized as a global leader in electronics, robotics, and cutting-edge technology. But recently, Japan has entered a new chapter in military history, developing secret weapons ...

Japan will assign one of its largest coast guard vessels to maritime security operations around the disputed Senkaku Islands as Chinese government ships break records for patrols in the area.

Putin’s little green men look like the inspiration for a new Chinese operation around Japan’s Senkaku Islands. Beijing claims the Senkakus — or the ... To Read the Full Story ...

-Additionally, Japan’s Senkaku Islands could be a strategic target due to historical animosities and as a means to rally nationalist support within China amid economic downturns.

Two Chinese coast guard ships navigated Japan’s territorial waters near a chain of disputed islands for more than 64 hours this week, Japanese authorities said Friday – the longest incursion ...