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Chinese construction of a runway on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago is well underway with analysts estimating it could be completed by mid-2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/03/asia-pacific/chinese-antelope-reef-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #southchinasea #disputedislands #pla

The Philippines said a China Coast Guard ship "rammed" one of its fisheries department boats on Friday in contested waters in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/19/asia-pacific/philippines-chinese-ship-rammed-vessel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #southchinasea #disputedislands

https://www.alojapan.com/1539359/japan-has-few-cards-to-play-one-month-after-putins-isle-visit/ Japan has few cards to play one month after Putin’s isle visit #DISPUTEDISLANDS #Hokkaido #NorthernTerritories #Russia #RUSSIAJAPANRELATIONS #VisitJapan #VladimirPutin TOKYO – Japan has been unable to take concrete countermeasures since Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a disputed northwestern Pacific island a month ago. The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has lodged a strong protest following Putin’s Aug. 13 visit to t

Russia conducted a rare missile exercise involving naval vessels and a land-based launcher near islands in its far east that are also claimed by Japan, adding to recent friction between the two nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/21/japan/russia-missile-northern-territories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #russiajapanrelations #defense #vladimirputin #northernterritories #disputedislands

Russia holds rare missile test near islands claimed by Japan

Russia conducted a rare missile exercise involving naval vessels and a land-based launcher near islands in its far…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #defense #disputedislands #Nihon #NorthernTerritories #Russia #Russia-Japanrelations #VladimirPutin
https://www.europesays.com/japan/77815/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1160603/ Russia holds rare missile test near islands claimed by Japan #Defense #DisputedIslands #NorthernTerritories #Russia #RussiaJapanRelations #VladimirPutin

Russia holds rare missile test near islands claimed by Japan

Russia conducted a rare missile exercise involving naval vessels and a land-based launcher near islands in its far…
#EuropeSays #Russia #Defense #disputedislands #NorthernTerritories #Russia-Japanrelations #VladimirPutin
https://www.europesays.com/russia/53602/

https://www.europesays.com/3206410/ Russia holds rare missile test near islands claimed by Japan #défense #DisputedIslands #NorthernTerritories #Russia #RUSSIAJAPANRELATIONS #VladimirPutin

China has completed the first phase of construction on Antelope Reef in the Paracels, building a man-made island in the hotly-disputed South China Sea that analysts say will form part of its largest military base. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/19/asia-pacific/politics/china-reef-work/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #southchinasea #disputedislands #taiwan #pla #defense

Tokyo has protested against a South Korean maritime research vessel's activities near the disputed Takeshima islets in the Sea of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/japan/politics/japan-protests-takeshima-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #takeshima #disputedislands

The South Korean Navy has said that it conducted a defense exercise for a group of islets in the Sea of Japan claimed by Tokyo but effectively controlled by Seoul. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/07/japan/politics/south-korea-defense-drill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #defense #disputedislands #takeshima

Japan protests Russian drills near disputed islands

Japan has lodged a protest after Russia notified Tokyo that it would conduct military exercises near Russian-held islands off Hokkaido starting Wednesday. According to Japanese government officials, Russia said that live-fire drills wou…
#Japan #JP #Hokkaido #defense #DISPUTEDISLANDS #HokkaidoNews #news #northernterritories #Russia #RUSSIA-JAPANRELATIONS #北海道
https://www.alojapan.com/1520502/japan-protests-russian-drills-near-disputed-islands/

https://www.alojapan.com/1520502/japan-protests-russian-drills-near-disputed-islands/ Japan protests Russian drills near disputed islands #defense #DISPUTEDISLANDS #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #news #NorthernTerritories #Russia #RUSSIAJAPANRELATIONS #北海道 Japan has lodged a protest after Russia notified Tokyo that it would conduct military exercises near Russian-held islands off Hokkaido starting Wednesday. According to Japanese government officials, Russia said that live-fire drills would be held until Monday in waters off Kunashir

Japan has lodged a protest after Russia notified Tokyo that it would conduct military exercises near Russian-held islands off Hokkaido. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/05/japan/japan-russia-drill-disputed-islands/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russiajapanrelations #disputedislands #northernterritories

Moscow is set to name an uninhabited island that forms part of a territorial dispute with Tokyo after Richard Sorge, a Soviet spy who operated in Japan before the Pacific War. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/30/japan/russia-name-northern-territories-spy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russia #russiajapanrelations #northernterritories #disputedislands #espionage #wwii

Russia to name Northern Territories island after Soviet spy Sorge https://www.byteseu.com/2239203/ #DisputedIslands #Espionage #NorthernTerritories #Russia #RussiaJapanRelations #wwii

Japan has started this year's services for former Japanese residents of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido to pay their respects to their ancestors at sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/27/japan/society/japan-former-residents-russian-held-islands-memorial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #northernterritories #disputedislands #russiajapanrelations

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1113441/ Memorial at sea starts for late residents of Russia-held isles #DisputedIslands #NorthernTerritories #Russia #RussiaJapanRelations

Memorial at sea starts for late residents of Russia-held isles

Japan has started this year’s services allowing former Japanese residents of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido to pay tribute…
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https://www.europesays.com/russia/44035/

https://www.europesays.com/3156250/ Memorial at sea starts for late residents of Russia-held isles #DisputedIslands #NorthernTerritories #Russia #RUSSIAJAPANRELATIONS

Memorial at sea starts for late residents of Russia-held isles

Japan has started this year’s services allowing former Japanese residents of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido to pay tribute…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #disputedislands #Nihon #NorthernTerritories #Russia-Japanrelations
https://www.europesays.com/japan/64303/

Top diplomats from "the Quad" grouping of Japan, Australia, India and the U.S. on Wednesday singled out maritime security as a key issue for Southeast Asian nations amid rising tensions in the disputed South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/22/asia-pacific/politics/quad-asean-maritime-security-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #asean #quad #china #us #india #australia #philippines #southchinasea #disputedislands #marcorubio

Sino-Japanese ties have taken another hit, this time over Tokyo's joint statement with 13 other nations marking the 10th anniversary of an international tribunal's dismissal of Beijing's claims to the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/13/japan/politics/japan-china-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #disputedislands #southchinasea #us #indopacific #taiwan

A decade after a historic victory against China's claims in the South China Sea, Philippine fishermen say little has changed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/11/asia-pacific/philippines-ruling-china-scarborough-shoal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southchinasea #china #philippines #disputedislands

Philippines plans sea border talks with Japan amid opposition from China

The Philippines intends to pursue talks on maritime borders with Japan despite opposition from Beijing, according to Manila’s…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/48324/

The Netherlands won't back down from regular military deployments to the Indo-Pacific despite a recent tense naval encounter with China in the South China Sea, the Dutch defense minister has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/15/asia-pacific/dutch-defense-minister-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #netherlands #netherlandsjapanrelations #china #defense #southchinasea #disputedislands #taiwan #sdf #pla

The Philippines intends to pursue talks on maritime borders with Japan despite opposition from Beijing, Manila's Foreign Affairs Secretary said, as China said it launched a special maritime operation east of Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/politics/philippines-plan-japan-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #philippines #philippinesjapanrelations #china #defense #eastchinasea #disputedislands #southchinasea #myanmar

As Chinese gray-zone activities in the South China Sea continue, Malaysia has set a clear threshold: any disruption to the country's offshore oil and gas platforms would cross a red line, its defense chief has warned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/03/asia-pacific/politics/malaysia-defense-minister-china-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #malaysia #malaysiajapanrelations #southchinasea #china #defense #disputedislands

Four China Coast Guard ships sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/08/japan/senkaku-chinese-ships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #naha #senkakus #china #chinajapanrelations #disputedislands

Tokyo's lodging of a protest with Beijing over the installation of structures in the East China Sea marks the latest in a series of incidents between the two Asian rivals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/06/japan/politics/china-japan-security-tensions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #defense #eastchinasea #senkakus #disputedislands #sanaetakaichi #msdf

Indonesia's Foreign Ministry warned that an American proposal to give its military "blanket" permission to fly over Indonesian territory risked entangling Jakarta in potential South China Sea conflicts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/15/asia-pacific/indonesia-us-military-overflight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #usmilitary #indonesia #southchinasea #disputedislands #southeastasia #petehegseth #pla

China has called on the Philippines to help create the conditions needed to stabilize and improve bilateral relations after officials concluded two days of talks on their territorial disputes in the South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/30/asia-pacific/china-philippines-ties-maritime-row/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southchinasea #disputedislands #china #philippines #southeastasia

Students from Okinawa Prefecture have visited the city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, to learn firsthand about issues related to disputed islands that Russia controls. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/02/japan/okinawa-northern-territories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #students #education #hokkaido #northernterritories #russiajapanrelations #wwii #disputedislands #russia #sovietunion

https://www.alojapan.com/1459056/okinawa-students-visit-hokkaido-to-learn-about-disputed-islands/ Okinawa students visit Hokkaido to learn about disputed islands #DISPUTEDISLANDS #Education #Hokkaido #news #NorthernTerritories #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #Russia #RUSSIAJAPANRELATIONS #SovietUnion #Students #wwii #沖縄 Late last year, a group of junior high and high school students from Okinawa Prefecture visited the city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, to learn firsthand about issues related to disputed islands off Hokkaido that are controlled by Russia. Ca

South Korea protested a Japanese government ⁠event regarding a cluster of disputed islands between the two countries, calling the move an unjust assertion of sovereignty over its territory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/japan/politics/takeshima-south-korea-protest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshima #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #seoul #disputedislands #shimane

https://www.alojapan.com/1452165/japan-to-continue-push-for-restart-of-visits-to-northern-territories/ Japan to continue push for restart of visits to Northern Territories #DISPUTEDISLANDS #Hokkaido #NorthernTerritories #Russia #RUSSIAJAPANRELATIONS #SanaeTakaichi #VisitJapan Japan will keep requesting Russia to allow the restart of a program for former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands to visit their ancestors’ graves there, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Saturday. “Resuming the visits is a humanitarian issue and one

Japan will continue to push for a restart of a program for former residents of Russian-held northwestern Pacific islands to visit the graves of their ancestors there, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/japan/japan-rally-northern-territories-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #disputedislands #northernterritories #hokkaido #sanaetakaichi

Since late last year, some Japanese officials have been discreetly urging fishermen around the Senkaku Islands — known as the Diaoyu in China — to steer clear of them to avoid escalating a diplomatic clash with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/china-senkaku-fishermen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #senkakus #disputedislands #chinajapanrelations #okinawa #ishigaki #japancoastguard #eastchinasea

As ASEAN chair, the Philippines foreign minister is aiming for an ‘effective and substantive’ code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea — a daunting task that has eluded the Southeast Asian bloc for years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-foreign-secretary-coc-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #theresalazaro #china #southeastasia #asean #southchinasea #disputedislands

A new facility has opened at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, aiming to help visitors to learn about Japan's territory through immersive video presentations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/territory-museum-open/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #china #korea #museums #senkakus #takeshima #disputedislands

Russia said any dialogue with Japan regarding a peace treaty to formally end World War II could only begin once Tokyo abandoned what Moscow described as a damaging “anti-Russian” stance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/31/japan/politics/russia-japan-peace-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #russiajapanrelations #russia #northernterritories #disputedislands

The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, though Beijing blamed Manila for the incident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/asia-pacific/china-philippines-south-china-sea-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #philippines #southchinasea #disputedislands

Outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have agreed on the value of maintaining “stable” ties, amid concerns the next Japanese government could take a harder line on relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-seek-stability-in-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #shigeruishiba #leejaemyung #takeshima #disputedislands #history #sanaetakaichi

China’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday offered the latest hint that its third and largest aircraft carrier could soon enter service, after it undergoes further testing and training in the disputed South China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/china-fujian-aircraft-carrier-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #aircraftcarriers #pla #southchinasea #taiwan #disputedislands #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry

China's coast guard said that a Philippine vessel had “deliberately rammed” one of its ships Tuesday, alleging that Manila had organized more than 10 vessels to “illegally intrude” into a South China Sea flash point. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/asia-pacific/philippines-china-scarborough-shoal-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #disputedislands #southchinasea