Japan threatens to repel armed Chinese vessels with naval force
The maritime dispute between China and Japan has suddenly escalated in the past two weeks, with both sides vowing to intensify coercive measures on the high seas. (FULL STORY) (more…)
China snubs Seoul’s proposal for North Korea consultation
China refused to take President Park Geun Hye’s call for consultative talk on North Korea’s latest nuclear test. (FULL STORY) (more…)
Japan passed toughest condemnation of N. Korean nuclear test
In a rare moment of national unity, Japanese parliament unanimously passed a tough-worded resolution condemning North Korea’s latest nuclear test. Both houses of the Diet passed the resolution within (more…)
Japan to return all plutonium stock to U.S. by March to appease China
The government of Japan will ship all of its plutonium in storage on Japanese soil to the U.S. for safekeeping by the end of March, Tokyo confirmed this week. (more…)
Japan rebuffs Taiwan’s request for ‘Comfort Women’ talk
The government of Japan will not conduct any diplomatic negotiation with Taiwan on wartime “Comfort Women” issue, period, said Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. (FULL STORY) (more…)
China will not rule out air defense zone in South China Sea
The fiery international protests over China’s test flight of a military aircraft on a newly expanded island in the South China Sea has deepened China’s isolation in international arena (more…)
Chinese media denounce Seoul-Tokyo ‘comfort women’ agreement
On Dec. 28, Japan and South Korea announced that the two nations had agreed to settle once and for all the thorny “Comfort Women” issue (FULL STORY) (more…)
One Russian sailor found dead after Russian ship seized in China
The Chinese state-run press reported on Dec. 29 that a Russian vessel called “the Professor Meg Labov Maru” was stopped and boarded by Chinese authorities in the Chinese port (more…)
U.S.-Japan-Australia naval exercises set in South China Sea
The U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces have announced a joint naval exercise scheduled to take place in February 2016 in the South China Sea. Australia has (more…)