Senkaku/Diaoyu

5 Feb 2013

Tokyo summoned China’s envoy on Tuesday in protest after what it says was another incursion into its territorial waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Beijing.

Two Chinese ships in disputed Diaoyu waters, Japan says

4 Feb 2013

Two Chinese government ships on Monday entered waters around Tokyo-controlled islands that Beijing claims as it own, the Japanese coastguard said.

New Japan leader vows no compromise on islands

17 Dec 2012

Incoming Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday there could be no compromise on the sovereignty of islands at the centre of a dispute with China.

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Japan says four Chinese ships in disputed waters

30 Oct 2012

Four Chinese government ships were sailing in the territorial waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Tuesday, the coastguard said, the day after Japan’s premier promised to beef up...

Japan says four Chinese ships in disputed waters

28 Oct 2012

Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships were spotted in territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands on Sunday, Japan’s coastguard said.

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Chinese ships seen near Diaoyu waters, Japan lodges protest

Four Chinese government ships entered territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands early on Thursday, the Japanese coastguard said.

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Top China, Japan diplomats meet on disputed Diaoyu isles

Senior Japanese and Chinese diplomats met on Tuesday to discuss a dispute over East China Sea islets that both countries claim, underscoring a willingness to talk despite uneasy ties.

Tokyo shows China film, Feng Shui, despite producer protest

Organisers of the Tokyo International Film Festival said on Tuesday they had gone ahead with the screening of a Chinese-made film, despite requests by producers to shelve it because of a...

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Japan exports fall 10.3pc amid slowdown, China spat

Japan posted its worst September trade figures in more than 30 years, official data showed on Monday, as the global slowdown and a territorial spat with China weighed on the world’s third-largest...

EAST CHINA SEA

Japan saves 64 Chinese seamen from burning freighter

Japan’s coastguard on Sunday saved all 64 Chinese seamen from their burning cargo ship, as the two nations remain locked in an acrimonious dispute over contested islands.

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EAST CHINA SEA

Japanese, US mull military drill to take island

Japan and the United States are mulling a joint military drill to simulate retaking a remote island from foreign forces, reports said, amid a festering row between Tokyo and Beijing over disputed...

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