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DISPUTES

Philippine Coast Guard personnel film a China Coast Guard vessel during a supply mission in the disputed South China Sea on March 5.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2024
U.S. key to Philippines’ plan to tap oil and gas in South China Sea
Manila is seeking to parlay its deepening security ties with Washington into broader economic benefits, the Philippine ambassador to the U.S. said.
A Chinese coast guard ship near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Feb. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 29, 2024
China militia presence increases in South China Sea: report
Satellite imagery of nine features in the sea, including reefs and shoals, identified an average of 195 militia ships present on any given day in 2023.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2019
South Korean military flies planes near disputed islands in Sea of Japan
The South Korean Air Force flew fighter jets and other planes near Takeshima, a group of disputed islets off Shimane Prefecture, on Tuesday as part of a ceremony marking South Korea's Armed Forces Day.
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2019
The stalemate in the Japan-Russia territorial row
To move the talks forward, the government needs to review its approach to the long-standing row with Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2019
The Senkaku issue as seen from the Falklands War
Are Japan's politicians are up to the test if the Senkaku Islands were seized?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 15, 2019
Japan fears lawmaker's 'war' gaffe may impact isle talks with Russia
Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui condemned remarks by a lawmaker in his Nippon Isshin no Kai party suggesting war as a way for Japan to recapture Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 14, 2019
Nippon Ishin no Kai lawmaker ousted from party over Russia 'war' gaffe
Hodaka Maruyama was ousted after he asked the head of a group of former residents of disputed islands whether he would support a war with Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2017
Putin links Japan-U.S. security alliance to WWII peace treaty with Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said over the weekend that Japan's security obligations to its allies must be assessed when discussing a pending post-World War II peace treaty between Moscow and Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2017
For Abe, North Korea a welcome distraction from isle row at 19th summit with Putin
Although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin diverged in their approaches to reining in North Korea's nuclear ambitions at their summit Thursday, it wasn't all bad news for the Japanese leader.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2017
Abe and Putin call North Korea nuke test 'grave' regional threat
On the sidelines of a forum in the Russia, Abe and Putin condemn North Korea's nuclear test but remain at odds over the path toward its denuclearization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2017
Japan's maritime diplomacy mission in S.E. Asia
The Abe administration is taking steps to counter Beijing's growing maritime assertiveness in the South and East China Seas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2017
What China's Himalayan warmongering reveals
The Sino-Indian crisis has underscored the centrality of propaganda in China's foreign policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2017
Japan's Senkaku challenge
No group of islands poses a bigger challenge for Japan's security than the Senkakus.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2016
What does Trump mean for the South China Sea dispute?
U.S.-China relations in general — and particularly in the South China Sea — are likely in for a rough patch.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2016
Security, economics likely to move isle row forward at Abe-Putin summit
A meeting just over a month away could finally bring progress to a dispute over a group of Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands that has prevented the countries from signing a peace treaty to end World War II.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2016
Russia releases Japanese fishing boat seized last month
Russia released a Japanese boat and its 17 crew members after they were seized last month on suspicion of illegal fishing near the Russian-held Kunashiri Island, the Foreign Ministry said.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 18, 2016
Bringing warmth back to the South China Sea
An icy chill has swept China-Philippines relations. For the sake of peace, it is time to bring back some warmth.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2016
Senior Chinese official calls on Japan not to meddle in South China Sea
China's information minister called Tuesday on Japan not to interfere in territorial disputes in the South China Sea but also stressed the need to promote bilateral ties.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2016
The forces behind Beijing's South China Sea claims
Beijing uses external foes to divert the public's attention away from China's domestic woes.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2016
Reducing U.S.-Sino tensions in the South China Sea
How to help ease tensions in what is often called the world's most important bilateral relationship.

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