China has begun construction of a new structure in waters between China and Japan in the disputed East China Sea, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, adding it has lodged a protest with ...

The seas around the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands have long been important fishing grounds for communities in northern Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and mainland China. In fact, ... The fundamentals are ...

China's foreign ministry on Thursday countered Japan's territorial claims over disputed waters in the East China Sea, calling the move a "grave violation" of Chinese sovereignty.

JAPAN’S plan to transfer Abukuma-class destroyer escorts to the Philippines could enhance Manila’s coastal patrol and maritime defense capabilities, analysts said at the weekend, underscoring the ...

Japan has told Beijing to remove a buoy that it found floating in the sea near the disputed Senkaku islands, known in China as the Diaoyu islands. Tokyo says the buoy was found within its ...

Thursday, November 14 – The Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis (CCA) has released “The East China Sea Dispute: China’s and Japan’s Assertiveness from Mao to Xi,” authored by ...

China's coast guard vessels completed a record-long deployment to the territorial waters off the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands on Sunday after refusing orders to leave for 80 hours and 36 ...

Japan and China have accused each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims. CNN values your feedback 1.

While Japan's so far measured handling of the dispute makes a direct military conflict unlikely, China's increasingly assertive regional posture in the region—including military threats against ...

The 1972 normalization communique did not deal with the issue, but the dispute intensified after Japan’s government in 2012 nationalized the Senkaku islands, leading to violent protests across ...

Beijing and Tokyo exchanged diplomatic protests after an unknown Japanese group flew a civilian plane over a disputed island in the East China Sea.. The Senkaku are a chain of five uninhabited ...

So, if—and when—China decided to hit Japan over the Senkaku Islands, it’d be a nasty affair that would likely end with China taking the islands.