making it the most densely populated island in Japan. Within the 1.2km-long perimeter were most of the things one would need for daily life, including an elementary and junior high school ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen spoke with his US counterpart, reaffirming that the Diaoyutai Islands fall under Article 5 of the Japan-US Security Treaty, Jiji Press ...
"Japan calls these islands inherent territory ... He also found that since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Chinese maps and documents have consistently included Diaoyu Dao, Huangwei Yu and Chiwei ...
"Japan calls these islands inherent territory, but since Okinawa itself was annexed later and isn't inherently Japanese, claiming the islands as 'inherent' is contradictory", Murata said. "The ...
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — American troops recently joined a 12-nation parachute drill near Tokyo to hone skills needed to recapture remote islands. Airborne troops from the United States ...
Emboldened by a law allowing wider weapons use, the Chinese Coast Guard has repeatedly and more brazenly tested Japan’s resolve to avoid escalating tensions around the Senkaku Islands in the ...
Residents’ fears are growing on Ishigakijima island in southwestern Japan that the government’s widening defense plan to protect the nation will put them in the line of fire. It has been one ...