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DISPUTED ISLANDS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 24, 2017
Beijing continuing 'steady pattern of militarization' in South China Sea
New satellite imagery appears to confirm a report earlier this week that China has nearly completed structures intended to house surface-to-air missile systems on its three largest outposts in the disputed Spratly chain of the South China Sea — "part of a steady pattern of Chinese militarization" there....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2017
China completing possible missile structures in disputed sea: U.S. officials
China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, two U.S. officials said.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2017
Tillerson affirms importance of constructive U.S.-China ties
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke by telephone with China's top diplomat on Tuesday and affirmed the importance of a constructive U.S.-China relationship, and the two agreed on the need to address the threat posed by North Korea, the State Department said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 21, 2017
In first official comments, Beijing voices displeasure with U.S. carrier patrols in South China Sea
China voiced its opposition Tuesday to freedom of navigation patrols in the South China Sea by foreign countries that it says threaten its sovereignty — the first official comments by Beijing since a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group began patrols in the strategic waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2017
U.S. carrier group begins 'routine patrol' of tense South China Sea
In a move likely to stoke the ire of Beijing, the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 1, which includes the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, began what the navy called "routine operations" in the contested South China Sea on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 18, 2017
China eyes law to bar some foreign ships from passing through territorial waters
In a move that could have ramifications for U.S. "freedom of navigation" operations in the disputed South China Sea, Beijing is set to revise a key maritime law to bar some foreign ships from passing through Chinese territorial waters.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2017
Japan to speed up warship-building project to reinforce East China Sea: sources
Japan plans to double warship production to two frigates a year instead of one destroyer so it can patrol parts of the East China Sea disputed by China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2017
Trump will leave analysts guessing on U.S.-China ties
Analysts trying to parse U.S. policy in the Trump era regarding the South China Sea must be prepared for stark contradictions and intellectual whiplash.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2017
China warns U.S. against more patrols in disputed South China Sea
Beijing warned Washington on Wednesday not to challenge its sovereignty in the South China Sea amid reports that the U.S. Navy was gearing up to sail more warships near China's man-made islands in the contested waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2017
U.S., Chinese military planes in 'unsafe' encounter over disputed South China Sea
A U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft and a Chinese military plane were involved in an "unsafe" encounter earlier this week in international airspace over the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Pacific Command said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 8, 2017
Task force report highlights 'precarious' Sino-U.S. ties, urges visit to Japan, China to help repair relations
To better signal that the U.S. has not backed away from its role as an Asia-Pacific nation amid China's rise, President Donald Trump and his senior advisers should visit U.S. ally Japan as soon as possible, according to a new report by an expert task force detailing China policy recommendations for the...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2017
Behind the scenes, Tillerson tones down rhetoric on South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to have toned down his unexpectedly stern words on China's actions in the disputed South China Sea made during his confirmation hearings, an apparently leaked document has shown.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2017
U.S. adds extra aircraft to marine force in Australia
The United States will send extra military aircraft to Australia's tropical north this year, a U.S. Marine Corps spokesman said Wednesday, bolstering its military presence close to the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 24, 2017
Trump White House warns Beijing over 'takeover' of South China Sea
The new U.S. administration of President Donald Trump vowed Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned would require Washington to "wage war."
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2017
China, Philippines agree to cooperate on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion
China has agreed to cooperate with the Philippines on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion focusing on poverty reduction, the two countries said after a meeting in Beijing on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2017
Russian foreign minister claims Obama tried to stop Japan from improving ties with Moscow
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama tried to prevent Japan from improving ties with Russia and hosting a visit by President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed Tuesday during his annual news conference.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2017
Philippines defense chief calls China arms on South China Sea islands 'troubling'
China's recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was "very troubling", the Philippines' defense minister said Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing's activities.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2017
As Trump era looms, Beijing fortifies the South China Sea
Since last year's surprising election of Donald Trump, Beijing has looked to up the stakes and increase its leverage in the disputed South China Sea. This past December, China seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater vehicle near the Philippines. The seizure was made outside of Beijing's expansive and...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
Japan scrambles fighters as Chinese bombers transit Tsushima Strait for first time since August
Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were scrambled Monday after a number of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bombers and reconnaissance planes were detected flying over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan, the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office in Tokyo said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2017
Give us back our troop carriers, Singapore urges Hong Kong
Singapore's defense minister said Monday that nine armored vehicles seized in Hong Kong could not be detained or confiscated, but that he welcomed Hong Kong's pledge that the dispute would be handled in line with the its laws.
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
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
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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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.

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