While asking the United States repeatedly to defend the Senkakus under the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, Tokyo has been killing time without addressing its own shortcomings.
Agreeing to call each other “Yoshi and Joe,” the two leaders also talked about vaccines for the world, climate change, advancement of a free and open...
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...
Both maps in question clearly show the demarcation line for Japanese sovereignty lying between the Senkakus and Taiwan. “The maps reflect the most up-to-date information the...
Territorial disputes are rarely settled peacefully through discussion. It is about time for Japan to recognize the threat that China poses, and change tactics. ...
Chinese Coast Guard ships have frequently intruded into waters near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, exposing the Japanese islands to dangers. There is a...
Two Chinese government vessels stayed in Japan’s territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, for an uninterrupted 57 hours and 39 minutes, from...
It has been 10 years since a Chinese fishing vessel collided with multiple Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) vessels in Japanese territorial waters in the area...
Historical Claims The fundamental importance of archival records and data to study territorial histories has been established time and again. They provide evidence of activities...
China’s survey ship conducted activities in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) near Okinotorishima, nearly 1,740 kilometers south of Tokyo, for more than a week in July...
China has warned Japan that many Chinese fishing boats will enter Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands (Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture), and that...
Yesterday it was reported that Chinese ships have been present in the contiguous zone outside Japan’s territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands for 100 days straight,...