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Japan

Japan takes steps to protect pharmaceutical supply to forestall any China curbs

Tokyo wants local pharmaceutical companies to increase their investments and manufacturing of essential medicine ingredients.

11 Oct 2024 - 8:14AM

China-Japan relations

Top Japan diplomat tells Beijing of ‘grave concerns’ about military activity

11 Oct 2024 - 2:23AMvideocam

China-Japan relations

Is Beijing about to ‘play the Ryukyu card’ over Tokyo’s stand on Taiwan?

26 Sep 2024 - 3:02PMvideocam

Japan

NHK under fire after ‘broadcast hijacking’ by Chinese reporter over Diaoyu Islands

A Chinese journalist working for NHK sparked controversy by claiming disputed islands in the East China Sea belong to China during a broadcast.

11 Sep 2024 - 7:19PM

Japan

Japan protests Chinese naval intrusion, days after airspace incursion

A Chinese naval vessel was spotted entering Japanese territorial waters near the southern Kuchinoerabu island at around 6:00am on Saturday.

1 Sep 2024 - 1:31PM

China-Japan relations

Beijing diplomat urges China and Japan to take long view to manage friction

Visiting Japanese delegate expresses concern over recent PLA incursion while veteran Chinese diplomat says relations are at a critical point.

28 Aug 2024 - 8:53PMvideocam

Japan

‘Treasonous’: Japan NHK’s reporter says Diaoyu Islands belong to China

Critics accuse the broadcaster of undermining Japan’s territorial integrity and demanded accountability from its leadership.

21 Aug 2024 - 6:22PMvideocam

The islands of Uotsuri (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima that are known as the Diaoyu Islands in China – which Japan calls the Senkaku Islands – have long been a flashpoint in Sino-Japanese relations. Photo: Reuters

China’s military

Chinese coastguard set to get new ship modelled on advanced destroyer

The ship is equipped with an advanced naval air search radar and is expected to be deployed in the East and South China Seas.

14 Aug 2024 - 10:54PMvideocam

China’s military

China’s coastguard faces ‘unprecedented strain’ as tensions rise on 3 fronts

The force is expanding its fleet rapidly as it confronts major challenges – especially from the Philippines in the South China Sea.

5 Aug 2024 - 11:49AMvideocam

China-Japan relations

Chinese foreign minister warns relations with Japan risk going backwards

Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa that the two countries have reached a ‘critical phase’.

26 Jul 2024 - 11:03PMvideocam

Yoko Kamikawa and Wang Yi, during their last meeting in South Korea in November last year. Photo: Kyodo

China-Philippines relations

Philippines braces for Taiwan fallout as ‘bolder’ Japan challenges Beijing

Manila and Tokyo signed a landmark pact allowing troop deployment on each other’s soil. Neither US ally is on the best terms with Beijing.

16 Jul 2024 - 10:53AM

Japan

Japanese lawmakers will soon visit Beijing. What’s on the agenda?

The visit to China by Japanese lawmakers is an attempt to resurrect the countries’ regular exchanges that were halted amid the pandemic.

15 Jul 2024 - 11:41AMvideocam

Japan

Why a Chinese buoy in remote waters has made Japan ‘very angry’

Beijing asserts that Japan has no right to claim Okinotorishima, where the buoy was discovered, as an island under UN definitions.

9 Jul 2024 - 10:55AM

South China Sea

Explainer | China Coast Guard: what does it do and how did it become so powerful?

After another South China Sea stand-off between Beijing and Manila, we look at how China’s coastguard became so formidable.

1 Jul 2024 - 12:30PM

Formed in 2013, China’s coastguard has quickly become the world’s most formidable maritime law enforcement fleet. Photo: Weibo/China Coast Guard

Japan

Coastguard law could trigger new conflict ‘flashpoints’ in Japan-China ties

Analysts concerned China could step up law enforcement operations around Diaoyu Islands and overwhelm Japanese coastguard.

18 Jun 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

Japan

Japan’s coastguard to build megaship – is move aimed at China in Diaoyu Islands?

The move by Japan to boost its presence around what it calls the Senkaku Islands comes as tensions with China continue to simmer over their territorial dispute.

10 Jun 2024 - 7:01PMvideocam

China’s military

Japan reports first sighting of new PLA combat drone over East China Sea

Japanese Ministry of Defence says it monitored the WZ-10 UAV flying near Okinawa within air defence zone in the East China Sea, which Tokyo says has been visited by Chinese ships every day this year.

28 May 2024 - 8:36PM

Japan

Japan says Chinese ships spotted near East China Sea islets every day this year

Tokyo’s top government spokesman on Monday described the series of ‘intrusions into territorial waters’ around the Diaoyu Islands as ‘an extremely serious matter’.

27 May 2024 - 1:06PM

The Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. On Monday, Japan’s coastguard said it had observed Chinese vessels sailing near the disputed islets for a record 158th day. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

South China Sea

US-led alliance adds to Beijing’s challenges in East and South China Seas

Beijing’s latest confrontations with Tokyo and Manila over contested islands come as they strengthen maritime coalition with Washington.

30 Apr 2024 - 11:55PMvideocam

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China-Japan relations

Chinese coastguard face off with Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea

Chinese embassy lodges solemn representations over ‘infringement and provocation’ after confrontation near the Diaoyu Islands, called Senkaku by Japan

28 Apr 2024 - 7:03PM

China-Japan relations

How could an Aukus role for Tokyo affect China’s ties with Japan?

The relationship between the two Asian giants is already ‘complex and delicate’, despite their intertwined economies.

13 Apr 2024 - 5:41PMvideocam

Japan

Japan gets ‘same toys as the big boys’ with first aircraft carrier since WWII

The upgraded Kaga, now capable of deploying the vertical take-off variant of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, will be a welcome addition to Japan’s arsenal, analysts say.

10 Apr 2024 - 10:36AM

A navigator runs back to her post after raising the Rising Sun Flag, the Japanese naval ensign, aboard the Kaga in 2018 while it was still a helicopter carrier. Photo: Reuters

Taiwan

Taiwan’s former leader Ma Ying-jeou rejects Japan’s claims to Diaoyu Islands

Mainland-friendly Taiwanese ex-president denies disputed Diaoyus are Japanese territory after being shown Ming-era manuscripts in ancient imperial city of Xian during ‘journey of peace’, Xinhua reports.

7 Apr 2024 - 8:04PMvideocam

Japan

Is Japan enhancing civilian air hubs and seaports for US military use?

No official details yet on involvement of US forces, but the sighting of a Chinese unmanned aircraft near Japanese waters has raised a security spectre.

29 Mar 2024 - 9:42AMvideocam

South China Sea

China has drawn its line in the Gulf of Tonkin. Is the South China Sea next?

Beijing has released a series of points to define its waters along its southern coast, which some observers say extends its maritime area.

19 Mar 2024 - 11:00PMvideocam

The PLA conducts live-fire drills in the Gulf of Tonkin, also known as Beibu Gulf in 2021. Photo: Weibo

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong textbooks amended after pupils stopped at border over unofficial maps

Fung Kai Liu Man Shek Tong Secondary School vows to replace unofficial maps of China in Form Two history textbooks after mainland customs stop at least two students at border.

7 Mar 2024 - 8:57PM

Local education authorities have contacted Fung Kai Liu Man Shek Tong Secondary School to offer assistance. Photo: Google

Taiwan

Beijing sends coastguard ships from Diaoyus to patrol near Quemoy

In a sign Beijing is stepping up pressure on Taipei, fleet carried out vessel checks, fishing boat protection and issued warnings near Kinmen where mainland fishermen died, says China Coast Guard.

26 Feb 2024 - 8:37PMvideocam

Japan

Tokyo ‘extremely concerned’ over rising tensions with Beijing in East China Sea

Japan deployed airborne early warning aircraft and at least one marine destroyer in response to Chinese vessels sailing near disputed islands in the East China Sea.

5 Feb 2024 - 1:27PM

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Diaoyu Islands

The Diaoyu Islands are a group of uninhabited islands located roughly due east of mainland China, northeast of Taiwan, west of Okinawa Island, and north of the southwestern end of the Ryukyu Islands. They are currently controlled by Japan, which calls them Senkaku Islands. Both China and Taiwan claim sovereignty over the islands.

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21 August, 2024