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SEA OF JAPAN

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2019
Russia orders firms to free captive orca, Belugas held in Far East 'whale prison'
Russian authorities have ordered the release of nearly 100 whales held captive in cages in Russia's Far East in a case that has drawn the ire of President Vladimir Putin, the public and international film stars, TASS news agency said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 6, 2019
Japan to accept unofficial talks on Sea of Japan name as South Korea pushes 'East Sea'
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga indicated Wednesday that Tokyo is ready to accept unofficial talks among member countries of the International Hydrographic Organization on a review of the body's guidelines that would include discussion over the name for the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2019
Tokyo eyes informal multiparty talks over Sea of Japan name dispute
Japan is considering holding informal talks with South Korea and other countries on a dispute over the name of the Sea of Japan, a top official has hinted, in what could become the latest in a series of diplomatic feuds between Tokyo and Seoul.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2019
Japan counters South Korean rebuttal over radar lock-on
The Defense Ministry issues a statement countering Seoul's rebuttal of Tokyo's claim that a South Korean warship directed its fire-control radar at a Japanese patrol plane in the Sea of Japan last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2018
U.S. warship conducts Sea of Japan operation in challenge to Russia's 'excessive maritime claims'
The U.S. Navy has conducted a so-called freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) near disputed waters in the Sea of Japan, it said Thursday, to challenge "excessive maritime claims" made by Russia in the area.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2018
Tokyo protests Beijing's new activities in East China Sea gas field
Tokyo has lodged a protest with Beijing over new exploration activities at a gas field in a contested area of the East China Sea, the Japanese government said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2018
U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber sent over East China Sea and Sea of Japan in training with ASDF
The U.S. Air Force has sent a B-52 bomber over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan for a large-scale training mission involving 16 Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets, both countries' militaries said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018
As squid season peaks, Japanese fishermen fear confrontation with North Korean boats
Fishing crews are growing more concerned about the shadowy North Korean boats because they are getting close enough to see their crews' faces.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2017
Missing boat that brought North Korean fishermen to Akita coast found on seabed
A wooden fishing boat that disappeared after washing ashore in Akita Prefecture last week with eight North Korean men aboard has been found on the seabed, Japanese authorities said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017
Eight bodies found as second suspected North Korean boat washes up in Akita Prefecture
Eight bodies were discovered in a wooden 7-meter boat that washed ashore in Oga, Akita Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast facing North Korea, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2017
North Korean boat that brought eight fishermen to Akita vanishes
A fishing boat that washed ashore in Akita Prefecture late Thursday with eight North Korean men has disappeared at the port where it was moored, police said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2017
Wreck of salvaged MSDF chopper off Aomori yields two bodies; search for fourth sailor continues
Two bodies have been found in the wreckage of a Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter that was raised from the seabed after crashing off northeastern Japan in August, the Maritime Self-Defense Force said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2017
Japan fathoms meaning of China's Senkaku forays five years after nationalization
On the fifth anniversary Monday of Japan's nationalization of three of five Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, Tokyo remains wary of Chinese intrusions into the surrounding waters that have seemingly become routine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2017
China air force chief rips defense white paper, says 'Sea of Japan is not Japan's'
The head of China's air force has blasted a Japanese Defense Ministry white paper critical of Chinese military drills in and over waters near Japan, saying "the Sea of Japan is not Japan's sea."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017
Kono urges China to learn 'how to behave as a big power'
Foreign Minister Taro Kono brushed aside a provocative remark by his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during their first talks since he assumed his post last week, saying he wants Beijing to "learn how to behave as a big power."
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2017
Japanese and South Korean squid fishermen to urge their governments to curb illegal catches
Squid-fishing associations from Japan and South Korea plan to work together to urge their governments to work harder at countering illegal fishing by Chinese and North Korean ships in the Sea of Japan, according to the Japanese group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2017
Abe says latest North Korean missile launch represents 'new level of threat'
North Korea demonstrated its growing military capabilities with the launch of four ballistic missiles Monday, three of which fell into the Sea of Japan, in what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe characterized as "a new level of threat."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2017
South Korea video renaming Sea of Japan fuels tension
Japan has lodged a protest with South Korea over an online video promoting the use of the name “East Sea” to describe the Sea of Japan.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2016
China brushes off Japan's protest over maritime gas exploration
China is brushing off a diplomatic protest by Japan over gas exploration in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
Abe considering collecting North Korean missile debris in Japan's exclusive economic zone
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government is 'seriously considering' collecting the debris of North Korean ballistic missiles that have fallen in waters near Japan.

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