disputed isles

National / Politics May 17, 2019

Japan's opposition parties urge lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama to resign for war remark about Russia-held isles

A half dozen opposition parties on Friday filed a joint motion urging a Diet lawmaker to resign for alluding to the possibility that war with Russia was the only way to regain control of the disputed islands off Hokkaido. The motion in the House of ...

Asia Pacific Feb 1, 2016

China says U.S. seeks 'hegemony' after South China Sea sailing

China accused the United States on Monday of seeking maritime hegemony in the name of freedom of navigation after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea. China claims most of the South China Sea, ...