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China Coast Guard Drives Away Japanese Vessels From Disputed Waters
China's coast guard drove away Japanese vessels from waters around disputed East China Sea islets on Monday, according to Chinese state media.
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Japan, South Korea Leave US Hanging At News Conference Amid Islet Dispute
Japan's vice foreign minister pulled out of a planned news conference with his South Korean and US counterparts in Washington on Wednesday over a territorial dispute between the two US allies, a Japanese Embassy spokesperson said.
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Amid Tension With China, Japan Says US Has Committed To Defend It
Japan's new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him in a phone call that the U.S. commitment to defending Japan, including southern islets claimed by China, was unwavering.
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With "Strong" Message On China, Biden Dials New Japan Prime Minister
New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that he received a "strong" message from President Joe Biden about the United States' commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan.
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US Defence Secretary Reaffirms Commitment To Japan Over Senkaku Islands
New US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America's commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku in Japan, Jiji news agency reported.
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Japan Warns China Of Worsening Ties Over East China Sea Dispute
Japan warned China on Tuesday that ties were "deteriorating markedly" over disputed East China Sea islets, and China's envoy in Tokyo reiterated Beijing's stance that the specks of land were its territory and called for talks to resolve the row.
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Japan Protests After China Coastguard, Fishing Vessels Sail Near Disputed Islets
Japan issued a new protest to Beijing today after Chinese coastguard ships and about 230 fishing vessels sailed close to what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around disputed islets in the East China Sea, Japan's foreign ministry said.
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Japan Protests After Chinese Ships Sail Near Disputed Islets
Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said.
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China Warns Japan Against 'Provocation' Around Disputed Islets
China's Foreign Ministry warned Japan on Wednesday not to take "provocative" action around a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea, saying Tokyo would have to accept the consequences.
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Japan, South Korea Argue Over a Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Stick
South Korea and Japan fight over a group of guano-covered rocky islets in the sea between them. They argue over their recollections of history in the first half of the 20th century, when Japan colonized the Korean Peninsula.
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Aged Japan Veterans Voice Concerns About Military Policy Shift
Tokuro Inokuma, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, got his first taste of the horrors of war in 1945 when he scrambled to gather up the scattered limbs of his fellow servicemen, blown apart by a US air raid in Japan. He was 16.
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China Urges Japan to Ease Political Tensions in Informal Meeting
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Japan to "make practical efforts to overcome existing political obstacles between the two sides" during an informal meeting with his Japanese counterpart during an ASEAN summit in Myanmar.
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China Says Japan Fighter Jets Shadowed its Planes Over Disputed Waters
Japanese fighter jets shadowed Chinese aircraft patrolling over disputed waters, China's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, in the latest flare-up of a spat over air space that has deepened a rift between the two countries.
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South Korea Slams Japan's 'Ludicrous' Island Claim
South Korea on Tuesday slammed Japan's "ludicrous" reassertion of its claim to a set of disputed islets in a new defence white paper, warning it would further strain relations.
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Japan Names Islets in Disputed Area, Around Nation
Japan said on Friday that it will name five uninhabited islands as part of a group in the East China Sea, a move likely to spark anger from other claimants China and Taiwan.
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China Coast Guard Drives Away Japanese Vessels From Disputed Waters
China's coast guard drove away Japanese vessels from waters around disputed East China Sea islets on Monday, according to Chinese state media.
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Japan, South Korea Leave US Hanging At News Conference Amid Islet Dispute
Japan's vice foreign minister pulled out of a planned news conference with his South Korean and US counterparts in Washington on Wednesday over a territorial dispute between the two US allies, a Japanese Embassy spokesperson said.
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Amid Tension With China, Japan Says US Has Committed To Defend It
Japan's new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him in a phone call that the U.S. commitment to defending Japan, including southern islets claimed by China, was unwavering.
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With "Strong" Message On China, Biden Dials New Japan Prime Minister
New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that he received a "strong" message from President Joe Biden about the United States' commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan.
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US Defence Secretary Reaffirms Commitment To Japan Over Senkaku Islands
New US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America's commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku in Japan, Jiji news agency reported.
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Japan Warns China Of Worsening Ties Over East China Sea Dispute
Japan warned China on Tuesday that ties were "deteriorating markedly" over disputed East China Sea islets, and China's envoy in Tokyo reiterated Beijing's stance that the specks of land were its territory and called for talks to resolve the row.
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Japan Protests After China Coastguard, Fishing Vessels Sail Near Disputed Islets
Japan issued a new protest to Beijing today after Chinese coastguard ships and about 230 fishing vessels sailed close to what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around disputed islets in the East China Sea, Japan's foreign ministry said.
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Japan Protests After Chinese Ships Sail Near Disputed Islets
Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said.
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China Warns Japan Against 'Provocation' Around Disputed Islets
China's Foreign Ministry warned Japan on Wednesday not to take "provocative" action around a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea, saying Tokyo would have to accept the consequences.
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Japan, South Korea Argue Over a Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Stick
South Korea and Japan fight over a group of guano-covered rocky islets in the sea between them. They argue over their recollections of history in the first half of the 20th century, when Japan colonized the Korean Peninsula.
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Aged Japan Veterans Voice Concerns About Military Policy Shift
Tokuro Inokuma, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, got his first taste of the horrors of war in 1945 when he scrambled to gather up the scattered limbs of his fellow servicemen, blown apart by a US air raid in Japan. He was 16.
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China Urges Japan to Ease Political Tensions in Informal Meeting
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Japan to "make practical efforts to overcome existing political obstacles between the two sides" during an informal meeting with his Japanese counterpart during an ASEAN summit in Myanmar.
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China Says Japan Fighter Jets Shadowed its Planes Over Disputed Waters
Japanese fighter jets shadowed Chinese aircraft patrolling over disputed waters, China's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, in the latest flare-up of a spat over air space that has deepened a rift between the two countries.
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South Korea Slams Japan's 'Ludicrous' Island Claim
South Korea on Tuesday slammed Japan's "ludicrous" reassertion of its claim to a set of disputed islets in a new defence white paper, warning it would further strain relations.
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Japan Names Islets in Disputed Area, Around Nation
Japan said on Friday that it will name five uninhabited islands as part of a group in the East China Sea, a move likely to spark anger from other claimants China and Taiwan.
