Tokyo (ANTARA News) – Four Chinese government ships entered territorial waters around Japan-controlled islands at the centre of a dispute Monday, the Japanese coastguard said. The four Chinese marine surveillance ships were seen moving within 12 nautical miles of the islands, known as the Senkakus in Japan, just before midday, the coastguard said in
Read moreTokyo. Japan’s coastguard was on high alert Wednesday, a year to the day since Tokyo nationalised islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with China. Relations, which have often been testy, have soured dramatically over the last 12 months, with frequent confrontations between official ships from Asia’s largest powers. On Tuesday, Tokyo said
Read moreJapan’s Defense Minister, Itsunori Onodera [seen above], announced that the country is heavily extending its maritime security operations, including a focus on anti-piracy efforts. The foreword to the Defense of Japan 2013 (Annual White Paper) Digest is below: Japan’s security environment is encompassed by various issues and destabilizing factors, some of which are becoming
Read moreTokyo (ANTARA News) – Japan said a Chinese government ship briefly entered its territorial waters off disputed islands in the East China Sea on Sunday. The Chinese fisheries patrol boat entered the waters east of Kuba, one of the Senkaku islands, at about 8:21 am and sailed out of the zone after 16 minutes,
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