Chinese survey vessel spotted in Okinotorishima EEZ for over a week
The Chinese survey ship has been conducting activities for more than a week, the longest time spent in the waters without permission in a decade.
Japan steps up rhetoric over Okinotorishima in wake of Hague ruling
Tokyo doubles down on its claims that Okinotorishima is an island and not rocks under international law.
After South China Sea ruling, could tiny Okinotorishima be the next flash point?
After an international court issued a stinging rebuke of Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea on Tuesday, the next flash point to emerge could be a bit closer to home — but just a bit. About 1,740 km south of Tokyo sits a ...
Ministry, offices searched over pier flip that killed seven off Okinotorishima
Prosecutors and coast guard officials searched the land ministry and one of its offices north of Tokyo last month for evidence concerning the deaths of seven people who were building port facilities off far-flung Okinotorishima Island, a barely visible coral atoll deemed part of ...
