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SENKAKUS

JL-3 intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing last September.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2026
China¡¯s missile test exposes Beijing¡¯s misdirection
Japan has called out Chinese behavior because it is threatening. That is the simple truth. Do not be distracted.
A Chinese coast guard ship sails in waters off the Senkaku Islands in this undated photo.
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Jul 7, 2026
Coast guard ships from Japan and China face off near Senkaku Islands
Japan¡¯s coast guard said it expelled two Chinese ships as they approached a Japanese fishing vessel sailing in the area of the Senkaku Islands.
Four Chinese coast guard vessels sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday, marking the first intrusion by Chinese government ships into the area since April 28.
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May 8, 2026
China Coast Guard ships sail in Japanese waters off Senkakus
The four vessels entered Japanese waters near Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku chain, in the late afternoon on Thursday.
A policeman stands guard at an entrance to the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on March 25. A man was apprehended in Tokyo March 24 after he trespassed onto the grounds of the embassy.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 6, 2026
Japan-China tensions have no visible off-ramp
Tokyo lodged a protest with Beijing over the installation of structures in the East China Sea, marking the latest in a series of incidents between the two Asian rivals.
Yoshihiko Noda, co-leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance, the nation¡¯s largest?opposition?party, greets supporters during a campaign event in Osaka on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 4, 2026
Is this election really unpredictable?
Despite media uncertainty, opposition weaknesses and recent polls suggest Takaichi and the LDP are likely headed for a strong victory.
Hitoshi Nakama, a fisherman who has been fishing around the Senkaku Islands, speaks as his fishing boat sails past a Japan Coast Guard ship docked at a port in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 13.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / FOCUS
Feb 3, 2026
Fearing clash with China, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flash point islands
The requests signal an abrupt shift after years in which Tokyo tacitly accepted such trips.
Supporters of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend an election campaign event in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2026
Where will Japan¡¯s democracy go from here?
Many question the rationale for the snap election with some critics claiming that it is an election without a ¡°just cause.¡±
A China Coast Guard vessel sails near a Japan Coast Guard vessel around a group of disputed islands called the Senkaku Islands in Japan, and known in China as Diaoyu Islands, on Sep.14.
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Jan 30, 2026
China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily last year
China¡¯s coast guard patrolled the islands for 357 days last year, coast guard ?head Zhang Jianming said.
Two Chinese coast guard patrol ships entered and later left Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands early Tuesday, the Japan Coast Guard has said.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Dec 2, 2025
Japan Coast Guard reports standoff with Chinese vessels near Senkaku Islands
Relations have been strained since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested last month that Japan could intervene militarily in a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
Footage of sea lion hunting on Takeshima filmed in 1934, shown at a commemorative ceremony on Friday marking the opening of a new facility at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
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Nov 16, 2025
New facility opens at Japan¡¯s territory museum
The 300-square-meter facility, called gateway hall, also has a library housing related books.
Display panels about the Senkaku Islands at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo on Wednesday
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Nov 7, 2025
Japan to display past Chinese records on Senkaku Islands
Some of the records will be displayed on exhibition panels at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi looks on during an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers' meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Nov 2, 2025
Koizumi builds ties with partners and airs concerns with China defense chief
The defense minister also said that Tokyo had ¡°identified a concrete demand¡± for Japanese defense gear from a number of countries.
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
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Sep 12, 2025
SDF spots China¡¯s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian, which has a displacement of more than 80,000 metric tons, was spotted in the East China Sea on Thursday.
Japan Coast Guard officials take part in joint antipiracy exercises with the Indonesia Coast Guard, held off the coast of Jakarta in January.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2025
Staffing difficulties leave Japan Coast Guard stretched
Applications for officer posts have fallen, while turnover has increased, especially among younger members.
Tokyo District Court has ordered a former employee of NHK to pay ?11 million for unscripted remarks during a Chinese-language radio program aired in August last year.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
Sep 2, 2025
Chinese ex-staffer ordered to pay NHK ?11 million over unscripted radio remarks
At Tokyo District Court, Presiding Judge Kenta Adachi stated that the irregular remarks interfered with NHK¡¯s international broadcasting operations and harmed its credibility.
A Chinese JH-7 fighter-bomber flies close to an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB intelligence-gathering surveillance aircraft over the high seas in the East China Sea on Wednesday.
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Jul 13, 2025
China says Japanese ¡®harassment¡¯ behind close encounter with ASDF spy plane
The Defense Ministry in Beijing said ¡°close-in reconnaissance and harassment¡± by the Japanese side was ¡°the root cause¡± of the latest incidents.
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
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Jul 10, 2025
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
Chinese fighter jets twice risked collisions with ASDF surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea on Wednesday and Thursday, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said.
China¡¯s expanding military presence and frequent exercises around Taiwan and Japan require Tokyo to strengthen the country¡¯s defenses and diplomatic efforts against Beijing¡¯s aggression.
EDITORIALS
Jun 13, 2025
A belligerent China hones its tools of intimidation
Recent exercises underscore the ability of the People¡¯s Liberation Army to project power ever farther from the country¡¯s shores.
The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait in Okinawa Prefecture on its way to the Pacific in April 2021.
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May 26, 2025
Chinese aircraft carrier conducts fighter jet operations in East China Sea
This was the first time Japan announced that the Liaoning aircraft carrier was conducting training in the area home to the disputed Senkaku Islands.
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of the Uotsuri islet, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / FOCUS
May 12, 2025
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
Beijing sent a government helicopter to the area for the first time, while Chinese government ships have been spotted in the area for more than 170 straight days.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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