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U S SOUTH CHINA SEA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2021
U.S. nuclear submarine hits mystery object in South China Sea
Eleven sailors suffered minor to moderate injuries when the submarine hit an unknown underwater object.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2021
U.S. warship sails near man-made South China Sea islet, flouting new Chinese law
The U.S. Navy vessel passed near a Chinese-held island for the first time since Beijing began implementing a law requiring foreign vessels to give notice before entering waters it claims.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
China implements revised law to boost power of maritime authorities
The law, which went into effect Wednesday, comes amid concern that it could escalate tensions with other countries, including near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2021
Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden
Despite growing tensions, U.S. military officials have long sought to have open lines of communication with their Chinese counterparts to manage risks between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2021
U.S. and China trade barbs at U.N. over South China Sea
The top U.S. diplomat called out bullying in the waterway, warning that a conflict 'would have serious global consequences for security and for commerce,' sparking a rebuke from China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2021
U.S. and Japan express concern over China's nukes and moves in South China Sea
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called for Beijing to 'engage in bilateral dialogue with the United States on arms control.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2021
Harris to push back on China's South China Sea claims during Asia trip
Harris will be the first U.S. vice president to visit Vietnam as Washington seeks to bolster international support to counter China's growing global influence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2021
Japan, ASEAN agree on importance of free navigation in South China Sea
Japan and ASEAN ministers also agreed on the importance of stripping North Korea of its nuclear and missile development programs.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2021
The U.S.-China downward spiral will only get worse
Beijing is dismayed that the Biden administration has not softened Donald Trump's hard-line China policies and continues to hold it accountable for its misdeeds.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2021
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte fully restores key troop pact with U.S.
The agreement has assumed additional importance as the United States and its allies contend with an increasingly assertive China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2021
China blasts NBC for using ‘incomplete’ map on Olympic broadcast
The condemnation came a day after an announcer for public broadcaster NHK raised eyebrows by referring to the Taiwanese team as 'Taiwan' rather than 'Chinese Taipei.'
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2021
South China Sea ruling was not just empty words
Beijing believes that there should be no checks on the pursuit of its national interests and that in Asia, at least, its preferences should take precedence over all other considerations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2021
Fifty years since Kissinger's secret visit, Sino-U.S. ties now fraying fast
The downward trajectory is unlikely to be altered any time soon, experts say, as top officials in both countries are buckling down for a long-haul competition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2021
U.S. raps China at ASEAN meeting for unlawful claims in South China Sea
The remarks came during the first foreign ministers meeting between the U.S. and the ASEAN group under the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 12, 2021
Japan and U.S. urge China to comply with tribunal ruling on South China Sea
China's defiance of the ruling 'undermines the rule of law as a fundamental value of the international community,' Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2021
China 'drove away' U.S. warship on tribunal ruling anniversary
China's military said on Monday it "drove away" a U.S. warship that illegally entered Chinese waters near the Paracel Islands on Monday, the anniversary of an international court ruling that Beijing has no claim over the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2021
Time for ASEAN minilateralism on Myanmar and territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Many Southeast Asian countries are too economically and strategically dependent on China to take a robust stance on the South China Sea disputes in favor of ASEAN claimant states
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2021
Japan and Australia to boost defense ties, Japanese ambassador says
Shingo Yamagami said in a newspaper interview that the two nations must work together to prevent the Indo-Pacific becoming 'a lawless jungle.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2021
Duterte’s pivot to China yet to deliver promised billions
Most big-ticket projects funded by China have yet to break ground or haven't been approved, with only three under construction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2021
Japan defense chief urges stronger EU military presence in Asia
As China increases its military pressure on Taiwan, Nobuo Kishi said Japan expects a 'peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues' through dialogue.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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