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DISPUTED ISLANDS

ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2016
Philippine leader says will raise South China Sea arbitration case with Beijing, won't bargain
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would raise a controversial arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with China's leaders, and vowed not to surrender any sovereignty or deviate from the July award by the tribunal in The Hague.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2016
Philippines-China solution on Scarborough Shoal possible, envoy says
A budding Philippines-China friendship could boost chances of removing one of their biggest bones of contention in the South China Sea, Beijing's ambassador said Friday, as the two sides pursue broad business ties while still at odds over sovereignty.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2016
At last, Japan and Russia are drawing closer
Shinzo Abe and Vladimir Putin, both nationalist hawks, may be in a position to cut a deal that more moderate predecessors never could.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2016
China berates visiting New Zealand defense minister over South China Sea stance
China rebuked New Zealand's defense minister at the opening of a high-profile security forum in Beijing on Tuesday, criticizing his stance on tensions in the disputed South China Sea, saying countries "not involved" should not interfere.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 9, 2016
Obama's costly legacy-building
The Obama administration appears to be avoiding harsh confrontations with China in order to win its cooperation on legacy-burnishing issues such as climate change and cybersecurity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2016
Indonesia Air Force holds its largest military exercise in South China Sea
Indonesia's air force is holding its largest military exercise this week, near some of its islands in the South China Sea, in a show of sovereignty over the gas-rich area on the fringe of territory claimed by China, officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2016
China warns Japan against 'playing with fire' in South China Sea
China has warned Japan that it is "playing with fire" in the South China Sea after Tokyo said it would step up engagement in the contested waters.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2016
Singapore accuses Chinese paper of fabricating South China Sea story
Singapore's ambassador to China has accused a major state-run Chinese newspaper of fabricating a report about Singapore's position on the South China Sea, but the paper stuck by its story.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2016
Trip to China by Philippine special South China Sea envoy Ramos canceled
A trip to China by former Philippine leader Fidel Ramos, a special envoy chosen by President Rodrigo Duterte to initiate dialogue and repair ties with Beijing, has been canceled, an aide to Ramos said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2016
Japan scrambles jets as China warplanes fly through Okinawa strait
The Air Self-Defense Force scrambled aircraft on Sunday as at least eight Chinese fighters and bombers — and possibly more than 40 — passed through a critical international entryway into the Western Pacific.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2016
Preventing China from changing the status quo
The world's attention has been focused on North Korea, but the greatest long-term threat to peace and security in the region is Chinese aggression in its maritime borders.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 18, 2016
Chinese state media blasts Japan over South China Sea 'patrols,' but experts see no change in policy
Chinese state media outlets have responded to news of potential joint U.S.-Japan operations in the disputed South China Sea with a spate of fiery editorials, but experts say Japan's announcement of increased engagement in the waters breaks little new ground.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2016
Duterte’s tilt toward China may upend U.S. pivot to Asia
Just when some of China's neighbors were seeking to curtail its expansionism, along came Rodrigo Duterte.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016
Japan tries to decode Duterte after joint U.S. patrols halted
A day after the Philippine president said he plans to halt joint maritime patrols with foreign navies, Japan's government was trying to make sense of developments, with one senior official saying Tokyo will persevere with a nuanced approach to ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2016
Chinese Air Force announces 'regular' exercises flying through key entryway into western Pacific
China's People's Liberation Army Air Force has announced that it will be organizing "regular" exercises that fly past the so-called first island chain — a key entryway into the western Pacific that includes Japan's Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2016
China says peace with Vietnam in South China Sea must be maintained
China and Vietnam should work together to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea and manage and control disputes, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2016
Joint China-Russia naval drills in South China Sea focus on anti-submarine, 'island-seizing' operations
China and Russia kicked off eight days of naval drills Monday in the South China Sea off southern Guangdong province — a move likely to further stir tensions in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2016
Chinese coast guard involved in most South China Sea clashes, research shows
Increasingly assertive action by China's coast guard ships in the South China Sea risks destabilising the region, according to the authors of new research tracking maritime law enforcement incidents across the vital trade route.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2016
Could a tiny islet in the South China Sea be key to maritime dominance by Beijing?
Beijing is once again testing the waters for a potential move on a hotly disputed site that would further extend its grip — and significantly ratchet up tensions in the region.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 6, 2016
Outside interference in South China Sea dispute will only harm situation: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that interference of a nonregional power in the dispute over the South China Sea can only hamper the solution of this problem.
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
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