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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 11, 2016
China warns on South China Sea as U.S., India consider patrols
China on Thursday responded to a Reuters report that the U.S. and India are discussing joint naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea, warning that interference from countries outside the region threatens peace and stability.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2016
White House says disputes over South China Sea must not involve Chinese 'bullying'
President Barack Obama will deliver a tough message to China during a summit with Southeast Asian countries next week that disputes in the South China Sea must be resolved peacefully and not with a big nation "bullying" smaller neighbors, the White House said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2016
U.S. says open to patrols with Philippines in waters disputed with China
The United States is open to the possibility of joint naval patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a U.S. diplomat said Wednesday, stressing it would continue to exercise "freedom of navigation" in the disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2016
India to build satellite tracking station in Vietnam that offers eye on China
India will set up a satellite tracking and imaging center in southern Vietnam that will give Hanoi access to pictures from Indian Earth-observation satellites that cover the region, including China and the South China Sea, Indian officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2016
China drops online notice of oil rig location after Vietnam complaint
Chinese maritime officials on Friday removed an online notice giving the location of a $1 billion deepwater oil rig in the South China Sea two days after issuing it, following a warning from Vietnam about drilling in disputed waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2016
Vietnam warns China over oil rig in disputed waters
Vietnam warned China on Tuesday against drilling in disputed waters in the South China Sea after Beijing steered an oil rig that was the subject of a previous standoff into an area where jurisdiction is unclear.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2016
Beijing says Manila exaggerating tensions with aircraft claim
China accused the Philippines on Tuesday of deliberately trying to scare people by saying China had warned a small civilian plane carrying Philippine officials it was trespassing as they inspected an island in the disputed South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2016
China seeks investment for disputed islands, plans to launch flights
China will invite private investment to build infrastructure on islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and will this year start regular flights to one of them, state media said Friday, moves likely to anger other claimants.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2016
Chinese oil, nuclear companies to develop floating atomic platforms for offshore drilling
China National Offshore Oil Corp. and China General Nuclear Power Corp. will work together to develop nuclear technology for use in sea-based oil fields, the country's biggest offshore explorer announced on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2016
Shipping unscathed as China flights raise South China Sea tensions
China's growing military presence in the South China Sea has drawn warnings from the United States that Beijing is seeking to exert control over one of the world's most important sea lanes, but so far the shipping industry seems less concerned.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2016
Philippines urges patrols with U.S. amid maritime dispute with China
The Philippines has asked the United States to hold joint naval patrols, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday, amid a territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 13, 2016
U.S.-Philippine military deal ruling likely to bolster Tokyo's ties with Manila
A top-court ruling may bolster Manila's security ties with Tokyo as it grapples with an increasingly bellicose Beijing.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2016
Vietnam protests China's second test flight in South China Sea
Vietnam on Thursday accused China of violating its sovereignty by landing two more test flights on an island in the busy South China Sea waterway, four days after China landed a plane on the same runway in the disputed territory.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2016
SeaWorld, California authorities reach settlement in safety cases
SeaWorld and California regulators said on Wednesday they have reached a settlement over allegations that the marine park did not properly train its employees to interact with its famed killer whales.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2016
China again lands planes on disputed island in South China Sea
China on Wednesday landed two test flights on an island it has built in the South China Sea, four days after it angered Vietnam with a landing on the same runway in the disputed territory, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 5, 2016
South China Sea tensions surge as China lands plane on artificial island
China's first landing of a plane on one of its new island runways in the South China Sea shows Beijing's facilities in the disputed region are being completed on schedule and military flights will inevitably follow, foreign officials and analysts said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2015
Australia says no plan to stop surveillance flights over South China Sea
Australia will not bow to Chinese pressure to halt surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea at the center of rival claims between China and some of its neighbors, Defense Minister Marise Payne said this week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 18, 2015
Ancient 'Loch Ness monster' reptiles swam like penguins
Plesiosaurs, marine reptiles that thrived in the world's seas when dinosaurs ruled the land, swam much like penguins by using their flippers to "fly" underwater, scientists said on Thursday, resolving a debate that began nearly two centuries ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2015
Australia conducts surveillance flight in South China Sea; move could focus attention on Japan
Australia performs a “freedom of navigation” flight near artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea.
‘DEI’ purge prompts Pentagon to remove webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
A signed picture by photographer Joe Rosenthal of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima is shown as part of a display at the new National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, in November 2006.
Musk says aid cuts haven’t killed anyone. That's not true.
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's assertion that U.S. aid cuts to programs including PEPFAR and USAID in Africa aren't causing harm is not true. Children and others are already dying as a result.
Myoko ski resort area feels trepidation as foreign money pours in
Visitors at Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, on March 5
Japan’s twin obsessions meet as MLB visits sumo’s heartland
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw takes part in a sumo demonstration in Tokyo on Friday.
Tariff threats spur TSMC’s Taiwan peers to seek U.S. expansion
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with C.C. Wei, chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., at a news conference in Washington on March 3.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
Shohei Ohtani tips his batting helmet during the opening game of the MLB season between the Dodgers and Cubs on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome
Assassin’s Creed Shadows puts samurai style over substance
Releasing on March 20, Assassin's Creed Shadows excels in atmosphere and open-world gameplay but falls short of narrative expectations.
At Ventinove, Tuscan specialties taken to new heights
Tucked away behind the historic Tsuchida sake brewery, Ventinove's location and sleek, angular architecture make for impressive destination dining.

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