In the midst of all this, the arrival of hardline nationalist and well-known China hawk Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s new Prime ...

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Amid signs that the conflict between China and Japan over the Taiwan issue is set to prolong, the U.S. Department of State said on the 20th, “Our commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and Japan’s ...

Chinese coast guard vessels also spent several hours in Japanese waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu in China, according to Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara.

Tokyo (EFE).– US Ambassador to Japan George Glass reaffirmed Washington’s commitment to Tokyo on Tuesday regarding the Senkaku Islands, administered by Japan but claimed by Beijing, after Chinese ...

China-Japan Tensions: China has deployed a formation of Coast Guard ships to sail near the disputed Senkaku Islands, administered by Japan but claimed by China as the Diaoyu Islands. This move marks ...

The Japan Self-Defense Force recently tested the deployment of a developing hypersonic missile system that is designed to defend Tokyo’s islands from foreign warships. The Acquisition, Technology and ...

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Days after comments from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered a diplomatic row between Japan and China, a Chinese Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku ...

A diplomatic row between China and Japan is stirring up old maritime tensions. China has sent a coast guard ship formation through islands that are claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo. The patrol comes ...

Chinese coast guard ships sailed through the Senkaku Islands in what it called a "rights enforcement patrol" on Sunday, continuing to ramp up tensions with Japan. The move is the latest sign of ...

Chinese Coast Guard vessels have sailed through the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands amid rising tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about ...