A trove of official Japanese and American postwar maps provides overwhelming evidence that Takeshima has historically been recognized as Japanese territory.
Japan’s reluctance to take substantive countermeasures to stop these incursions seems only to encourage Seoul’s illegal maritime buildup.
Russia threatens Japan with military drills and other actions in the Northern Territories, which they call Kuril Islands. PM Kishida should do more than suspend government...
Shunji Hiraiwa, PhD, of Nanzan University’s Asian and Pacific Studies Center warns China and Russia are waiting for Japan and South Korea to bungle the issue.
Kenji Fujii, research advisor for the Takeshima issue in Shimane Prefecture, presents fresh research showing the US rejected South Korea’s request under the San Francisco Treaty.
Even China’s official English language newspaper, The People’s Daily, recognized the Senkaku Islands as Japanese territory — until oil reserves were discovered in the 1970s.
‘Takeshima Day’ was designated 16 years ago on February 22, 2005 and there is much documentary evidence over hundreds of years, so why is Takeshima still...
China is not just after territorial expansion in its bid to gain control of Japan’s Senkaku Islands. It wants control of the East China Sea and...
Most Japanese (and U.S.-Japan alliance supporters in the United States) think it is about time to demonstrate the presence of public officials on the islands as...
The Takeshima islets of Shimane Prefecture were illegally seized and are currently occupied by South Korea. The United States’ aeronautical charts recognize Takeshima as part of...
It is high time for the Diet to start debating the issues that matter most for the nation. That was the strongest impression we...
China’s plan to seize Japan’s Senkaku Islands and take control of the East China Sea has entered the final stage. On May 8, four...