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In today's Indo-Pacific, the very economic ties that were once celebrated as the bedrock of regional stability are now viewed through the dark lens of strategic vulnerability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/11/japan/japan-china-tensions-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #indopacific #us #sanaetakaichi #cigs #eastchinasea #asean #eu #trade #supplychains #chineseeconomy #japaneseeconomy

With bilateral trade booming, why are Japan-China tensions rising?

By the traditional laws of international relations, the Indo-Pacific should be basking in an era of unprecedented peace.…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Asean #china #CHINA-JAPANRELATIONS #Chineseeconomy #CIGS #EastChinaSea #EU #indo-pacific #Japaneseeconomy #SanaeTakaichi #SUPPLYCHAINS #TRADE #U.S.
https://www.europesays.com/japan/104854/

Japan needs to protect its undersea lifelines

With the launch of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s second reshuffled Cabinet, her administration should make protecting Japan’s undersea…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AUSTRALIA #china #Cybersecurity #defense #EastChinaSea #japancoastguard #MSDF #NankaiTrough #PacificOcean #Russia #SanaeTakaichi #SDF #taiwan #telecoms #U.S. #UNDERSEACABLES
https://www.europesays.com/japan/101430/

Submarine cables underpin the country's economy, communications and defense. Yet they remain vulnerable to attack and disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/04/japan/protecting-japans-undersea-lifelines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #submarinecables #japancoastguard #maritimeselfdefenseforce #selfdefenseforces #us #australia #taiwan #china #russia #nankaitrough #eastchinasea #pacificocean #cybersecurity #infrastructure #communications #defense

US military’s cyber unit plan threatens South Korea’s diplomatic balancing act

The potential deployment of an American army specialist unit capable of integrated operations across domains, including cyberspace, to…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #NorthKorea #Beijing #China #CombinedForcesCommand #EastChinaSea #GeneralXavierBrunson #Indo-Pacific #Koreanpeninsula #Seoul #SouthKorea #TaiwanStrait #UnitedStates #USForcesKorea #Washington #YellowSea
https://www.europesays.com/korea/141803/

US military’s cyber unit plan threatens South Korea’s diplomatic balancing act https://www.byteseu.com/2332501/ #Beijing #China #CombinedForcesCommand #Conflicts #EastChinaSea #GeneralXavierBrunson #IndoPacific #KoreanPeninsula #NorthKorea #Seoul #SouthKorea #TaiwanStrait #UnitedStates #USForcesKorea #washington #YellowSea

What Japan’s coming fighter jet deployment to India means for China

Japan plans to deploy fighter jets in India for the first time next month, a decision experts say reflects Tokyo’s desire to strengthen…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #AsahiShimbun #beijing #China #EastChinaSea #Fukuoka #GlobalTimes #Himalayan #hudsoninstitute #India #indianocean #Indo-Pacific #iran #NewDelhi #news #quad #tokyonews #東京 #東京都
https://www.alojapan.com/1532298/what-japans-coming-fighter-jet-deployment-to-india-means-for-china/

https://www.alojapan.com/1532298/what-japans-coming-fighter-jet-deployment-to-india-means-for-china/ What Japan’s coming fighter jet deployment to India means for China #AsahiShimbun #beijing #China #EastChinaSea #Fukuoka #GlobalTimes #Himalayan #HudsonInstitute #India #IndianOcean #IndoPacific #iran #Japan #NewDelhi #news #quad #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 Japan plans to deploy fighter jets in India for the first time next month, a decision experts say reflects Tokyo’s desire to strengthen security cooperation with “like-minded” countries in

What Japan’s coming fighter jet deployment to India means for China

Japan plans to deploy fighter jets in India for the first time next month, a decision experts say…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AsahiShimbun #Beijing #china #EastChinaSea #Fukuoka #GlobalTimes #Himalayan #HudsonInstitute #India #IndianOcean #indo-pacific #iran #Japanese #NewDelhi #Quad
https://www.europesays.com/japan/82308/

Freedom Edge 2026: Why the US, Japan and South Korea are expanding their joint military drills

The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold a new round of the Freedom Edge military exercise…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #EastChinaSea #FreedomEdge #JAPAN #Korean #militaryexercise #SouthKorea #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/korea/135199/

Freedom Edge 2026: Why the US, Japan and South Korea are expanding their joint military drills

The United States, Japan and South Korea will hold a new round of the Freedom Edge military exercise…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #EastChinaSea #FreedomEdge #militaryexercise #SouthKorea #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/japan/81738/

Typhoon Saudel causes blackouts and flight cancellations after slamming into remote Japanese islands

A powerful typhoon headed west over the East China Sea on Wednesday after slamming Okinawa and other remote…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #EastChinaSea #FireandDisasterManagementAgency #flightcancellations #JapanMeteorologicalAgency #Japanese #Japaneseislands #Okinawa #TyphoonSaudel
https://www.europesays.com/japan/80544/

China’s coastal regions on high alert as Typhoon Saudel cancels flights, ferries

Airports in China’s Zhejiang and Fujian provinces remained on high alert for potential delays and cancellations as Typhoon…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Okinawa #Beihai #ChinaAirlines #EastChinaSea #EVAAir #Fujian #Guangdong #Guangxi #Haikou #HongKongAirlines #NationalMeteorologicalCentre #Ningbo #Peach #QiongzhouStrait
https://www.europesays.com/japan/80466/

As China ends its fishing ban in East China Sea, Japan to monitor situation amid deteriorating Tokyo-Beijing relations

SHISHI, (China): Numerous fishing boats set sail from ports in Fujian Province as a fishing ban imposed by…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Tokyo #china #Chinesecoastguard #EastChinaSea #fishingban #fishingboats #Fujianprovince #japanchinarelations #SenkakuIslands #sensitivewaters #shishi #south-china-sea
https://www.europesays.com/japan/75933/

Opinion | With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma

Japan’s 610-page 2026 defence white paper cements a strategic shift: Tokyo has labelled China an “unprecedented and the…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Beijing #china #EastChinaSea #Japanese #liaoning #Manila #middleeast #Nihon #Pacific #Philippines #Seoul #SouthKorea #south-china-sea #taiwan #Tokyo #Ukraine #US #Washington
https://www.europesays.com/japan/71299/

https://www.alojapan.com/1521681/typhoon-dolphin-grounds-hong-kong-flights-disrupts-trips-and-business-in-japan-2/ Typhoon Dolphin grounds Hong Kong flights, disrupts trips and business in Japan #CathayPacific #CentralOkinawa #CyruzHo #dolphin #EastChinaSea #Fuzhou #Hangzhou #HongKong #HongKongInternationalAirport #HongKongObservatory #Japan #JapanTrips #Ningbo #Okinawa #shanghai #Taipei #trips At least 12 flights connecting Hong Kong with mainland China, Taiwan and Japan have been cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin gradually moves away from Japan’s Okinawa pre

https://www.alojapan.com/1521640/typhoon-dolphin-grounds-hong-kong-flights-disrupts-trips-and-business-in-japan/ Typhoon Dolphin grounds Hong Kong flights, disrupts trips and business in Japan #CathayPacific #CentralOkinawa #CyruzHo #dolphin #EastChinaSea #Fuzhou #Hangzhou #HongKong #HongKongInternationalAirport #HongKongObservatory #Japan #JapanTrips #Ningbo #Okinawa #shanghai #Taipei #trips At least 12 flights connecting Hong Kong with mainland China, Taiwan and Japan have been cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin gradually moves away from Japan’s Okinawa pre

Typhoon Dolphin grounds Hong Kong flights, disrupts trips and business in Japan

At least 12 flights connecting Hong Kong with mainland China, Taiwan and Japan have been cancelled as Typhoon…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Business #BusinessofJapan #CathayPacific #CentralOkinawa #CyruzHo #dolphin #EastChinaSea #Fuzhou #Hangzhou #HongKong #HongKongInternationalAirport #HongKongObservatory #Japan'sbusiness #Japanesebusiness #Ningbo #Okinawa #Shanghai #Taipei
https://www.europesays.com/japan/70887/

Is Japan eyeing Ukraine-style asymmetric warfare against China in defence shift?

Japan’s latest defence white paper’s emphasis on adaptivity and scale of drones…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #AI. #beijing #China #ChristopherHughes #EastChinaSea #JapanSelfDefenceForces #MichaelBosack #news #People'sLiberationArmy #shield #tokyonews #Ukraine #UniversityofWarwick #us #YuriiLutovinov #東京 #東京都
https://www.alojapan.com/1521142/is-japan-eyeing-ukraine-style-asymmetric-warfare-against-china-in-defence-shift/

https://www.alojapan.com/1521142/is-japan-eyeing-ukraine-style-asymmetric-warfare-against-china-in-defence-shift/ Is Japan eyeing Ukraine-style asymmetric warfare against China in defence shift? #AI #beijing #China #ChristopherHughes #EastChinaSea #Japan #JapanSelfDefenceForces #MichaelBosack #news #People'sLiberationArmy #shield #Tokyo #TokyoNews #Ukraine #UniversityOfWarwick #us #YuriiLutovinov #東京 #東京都 Japan’s latest defence white paper’s emphasis on adaptivity and scale of drones signals its intention to seek asymmetric capabilities against Chin

Is Japan eyeing Ukraine-style asymmetric warfare against China in defence shift?

Japan’s latest defence white paper’s emphasis on adaptivity and scale of drones signals its intention to seek asymmetric…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #ai #Beijing #China #ChristopherHughes #EastChinaSea #Japan #JapanSelf-DefenceForces #MichaelBosack #People'sLiberationArmy #Shield #Tokyo #UniversityofWarwick #US #YuriiLutovinov
https://www.europesays.com/ukraine/25376/

Is Japan eyeing Ukraine-style asymmetric warfare against China in defence shift?

Japan’s latest defence white paper’s emphasis on adaptivity and scale of drones signals its intention to seek asymmetric…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AI #Beijing #china #ChristopherHughes #EastChinaSea #JapanSelf-DefenceForces #Japanese #MichaelBosack #People'sLiberationArmy #SHIELD #Tokyo #Ukraine #UniversityofWarwick #US #YuriiLutovinov
https://www.europesays.com/japan/70479/

Japan tests long-range Type 12 missile as counterstrike capability against China grows

Japan’s efforts to build a long-range capability to strike Chinese warships reached a milestone last week as flight…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Beijing #china #EastChinaSea #firstislandchain #Gifuairbase #honshu #HudsonInstitute #JapanMaritimeSelf-DefenceForce #kyushu #NationalIntelligenceBureau #operationepicfury #RandCorporation #Tomahawk #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/japan/69472/

Typhoon signal unlikely in Hong Kong over weekend but at least 18 flights to Japan axed

The likelihood of a typhoon warning signal being issued in Hong Kong over the weekend is low, as…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #CathayPacificAirways #Chinesewhitedolphins #dolphin #EastChinaSea #GreaterBayAirlines #Guangdong #HongKong #HongKongAirlines #HongKongExpressAirways #ishigaki #Kujira #Luzon #Nihon #Okinawa #south-china-sea #TheObservatory
https://www.europesays.com/japan/69228/

https://www.europesays.com/3175147/ Typhoon signal unlikely in Hong Kong over weekend but at least 18 flights to Japan axed #CathayPacificAirways #ChineseWhiteDolphins #Dolphin #EastChinaSea #GreaterBayAirlines #Guangdong #HongKong #HongKongAirlines #HongKongExpressAirways #Ishigaki #japan #Kujira #Luzon #OKINAWA #SouthChinaSea #TheObservatory

Japan issues ominous warning as China, Russia and North Korea deepen ties

The security environment around Japan has become as severe and complex as it has ever been since the…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #NorthKorea #China #ChinaandRussia #EastChinaSea #JAPAN #MinistryofDefense #Russia #Russianmilitaryaircraft #SouthKorea
https://www.europesays.com/korea/108721/

Japan issues ominous warning as China, Russia and North Korea deepen ties

The security environment around Japan has become as severe and complex as it has ever been since the…
#EuropeSays #Russia #China #ChinaandRussia #EastChinaSea #Japan #MinistryofDefense #northkorea #Russianmilitaryaircraft #SouthKorea
https://www.europesays.com/russia/47141/

Japan issues ominous warning as China, Russia and North Korea deepen ties

The security environment around Japan has become as severe and complex as it has ever been since the…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #china #ChinaandRussia #EastChinaSea #ministryofdefense #Nihon #NORTHKOREA #Russia #Russianmilitaryaircraft #SouthKorea
https://www.europesays.com/japan/68854/

China Coast Guard Patrols Waters East of Taiwan, Angering Taipei

TAIPEI/BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard conducted patrols it described as routine law enforcement in waters east of Taiwan on Friday,…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #coastguard #EastChinaSea #Taiwan #TaiwanStrait
https://www.europesays.com/3166118/

https://www.europesays.com/3166118/ China Coast Guard Patrols Waters East of Taiwan, Angering Taipei #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #CoastGuard #Conflicts #EastChinaSea #Taiwan #TaiwanStrait

US-led drills edge Japan and South Korea closer on defence

The key roles played by Japan and South Korea in this year’s Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) military…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Tokyo #EastChinaSea #NORTHKOREA #Pyongyang #RIMPAC #SouthKorea #US #Washington
https://www.europesays.com/japan/66585/

US-led drills edge Japan and South Korea closer on defence

The key roles played by Japan and South Korea in this year’s Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) military exercises led by the US have fuelled speculation whether the two neighbours could set aside differences over their common history a…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #EastChinaSea #news #NorthKorea #pyongyang #rimpac #southkorea #tokyonews #us #Washington #東京 #東京都
https://www.alojapan.com/1518147/us-led-drills-edge-japan-and-south-korea-closer-on-defence/

US-led drills edge Japan and South Korea closer on defence

The key roles played by Japan and South Korea in this year’s Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) military…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #EastChinaSea #JAPAN #NorthKorea #Pyongyang #rimpac #SouthKorea #Tokyo #US #Washington
https://www.europesays.com/korea/104771/

https://www.alojapan.com/1518147/us-led-drills-edge-japan-and-south-korea-closer-on-defence/ US-led drills edge Japan and South Korea closer on defence #EastChinaSea #Japan #news #NorthKorea #pyongyang #rimpac #SouthKorea #Tokyo #TokyoNews #us #Washington #東京 #東京都 The key roles played by Japan and South Korea in this year’s Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) military exercises led by the US have fuelled speculation whether the two neighbours could set aside differences over their common history and deepen defence cooperation. Held in waters

Beijing fires new salvo at Tokyo with documentary on disputed Diaoyu Islands

The state broadcaster’s English-language channel, China Global Television Network (CGTN), released the fi…
#Japan #JP #Tokyo #Asean #beijing #China #chinacoastguard #ChinaGlobalTelevisionNetwork #DiaoyuDao #EastChinaSea #GlobalTimes #hongkong #manila #news #philippines #Taiwan #tokyonews #unitedstates #東京 #東京都
https://www.alojapan.com/1516767/beijing-fires-new-salvo-at-tokyo-with-documentary-on-disputed-diaoyu-islands/

https://www.alojapan.com/1516767/beijing-fires-new-salvo-at-tokyo-with-documentary-on-disputed-diaoyu-islands/ Beijing fires new salvo at Tokyo with documentary on disputed Diaoyu Islands #Asean #beijing #China #ChinaCoastGuard #ChinaGlobalTelevisionNetwork #DiaoyuDao #EastChinaSea #GlobalTimes #HongKong #Japan #manila #news #philippines #Taiwan #Tokyo #TokyoNews #UnitedStates #東京 #東京都 The state broadcaster’s English-language channel, China Global Television Network (CGTN), released the first part of Diaoyu Dao: Small Islands, Big Stakes on Monday to

China's latest submarine missile test exposes the hypocrisy of accusing Japan of destabilizing the Indo-Pacific while expanding its own military power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/07/10/chinas-misdirection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #china #indopacific #plan #southchinasea #eastchinasea #senkakuislands #taiwan #philippines #nato #shinjirokoizumi #markrutte #defense

Maritime tension: Japan and China clash in a standoff near disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/japan-china-maritime-standoff-senkaku-yw4pv8ye?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Japan #China #EastChinaSea #MaritimeSecurity #Senkaku

https://www.walknews.com/1335406/ 東シナ海ガス田で中国がさらなる試掘 日本は厳重抗議、一方的開発の姿勢強まる | JAPAN Forward #China #EastChinaSea #中国 #中華人民共和国 #政治・安全保障問題

Beijing's claim that the waters east of Taiwan are its "coastal waters" runs counter to international law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/06/26/japan/chinas-latest-maritime-power-grab/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #taiwan #us #southchinasea #eastchinasea #defense

🟢 Military Activity | 5/10
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Japan scrambles jets over Chinese military aircraft
On June 12, Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese Y-9 intelligence aircraft and TB-001 drone flew over the East China Sea toward Okinawa.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #Japan #China #MilitaryActivity #EastChinaSea

🟢 Military Drone | 4/10
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Chinese TB-001 drone detected over East China Sea for first time this fiscal year
Japanese Defense Minister confirmed the Chinese TB-001 drone, capable of long-range operations and anti-ship missiles, was detected on June 12.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #Japan #China #Drone #EastChinaSea

🟡 Airspace Violation | 7/10
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Japan scrambles fighters over East China Sea airspace violation
On June 2, Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets over the East China Sea following a suspected airspace violation. Aircraft from the Southwestern Air Defense Force responded on an emergency basis.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #Japan #AirspaceViolation #EastChinaSea

🟡 AirspaceViolation | 6/10
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Japan scrambles fighters over East China Sea airspace violation — third incident in June
On June 10, Japanese ASDF fighters scrambled over the East China Sea due to a suspected airspace violation. This is the third such incident in June.

#OSINT #NewsGroup #Japan #China #AirspaceViolation #EastChinaSea

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

Russia’s military activity has Japan fearing a dual-front war

Japan’s call to maintain “impeccable” defences on its northern frontier reflects Tokyo’s deepening concern over growing Russian military activi…
#Japan #JP #Hokkaido #China #ChitoseAirBase #EastChinaSea #FarEast #HokkaidoNews #Koizumi #nagata #nato #news #northernterritories #Russia #SeaofOkhotsk #selfdefenceforce #Tokyo #vladimirputin #北海道
https://www.alojapan.com/1491268/russias-military-activity-has-japan-fearing-a-dual-front-war/

https://www.alojapan.com/1491268/russias-military-activity-has-japan-fearing-a-dual-front-war/ Russia’s military activity has Japan fearing a dual-front war #China #ChitoseAirBase #EastChinaSea #FarEast #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #Koizumi #nagata #nato #news #NorthernTerritories #Russia #SeaOfOkhotsk #SelfDefenceForce #Tokyo #VladimirPutin #北海道 Japan’s call to maintain “impeccable” defences on its northern frontier reflects Tokyo’s deepening concern over growing Russian military activity in the region, analysts say.They also point

https://www.alojapan.com/1490893/marcos-historic-japan-trip-what-will-philippine-leader-seek-from-takaichi/ Marcos’ historic Japan trip: what will Philippine leader seek from Takaichi? #AsiaPacific #beijing #China #EastChinaSea #FerdinandMarcosJnr #Japan #JapanTravel #manila #MiddleEastConflict #philippines #SouthChinaSea #Taiwan #Tokyo #travel #UnitedStates #Washington During the four-day trip, the first state visit by a Philippine leader to Japan in over a decade, Marcos is expected to discuss boosting defence and other ties between Manila and To

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

China sent naval vessels through a waterway near Amami Oshima off Kagoshima Prefecture for training in the Pacific Ocean in apparent pushback against a Maritime Self-Defense Force warship transiting the Taiwan Strait. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/20/japan/china-japan-pacific-naval-drills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #taiwan #sdf #eastchinasea #pla

The Chinese military sent naval and air forces for "joint combat readiness patrols" in the waters and airspace of the East China Sea on Saturday, a day after a Japan warship transited the Taiwan Strait. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/18/asia-pacific/china-east-china-sea-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #eastchinasea #taiwan #defense #defenseministry #sdf

Japan ditches decades of arm export curbs as US reliability wavers

Japan is set to take another step away from its long-standing limits on arms exports, a move analysts say will strengthen…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #australia #britain #DiaoyuIslands #donaldtrump #EastChinaSea #InternationalCrisisGroup #Italy #Japanese #Japanesenews #mitsubishielectric #nato #news #philippines #Russia #Taiwan #Tokyo
https://www.alojapan.com/1476901/japan-ditches-decades-of-arm-export-curbs-as-us-reliability-wavers/

Middle-power ties with the U.S. are about shaping the global architecture, not endorsing the occupant of the Oval Office. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/16/world/case-american-engagement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #henrykissinger #richardnixon #china #sovietunion #ukraine #wef #nato #eu #russia #rcep #southchinasea #eastchinasea #taiwanstrait #odni #brics #sco #bri #aiib #canada #crinks #iran #northkorea #maga #wipo

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

China's coast guard patrolled Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea almost daily last year, it said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/china-coast-guard-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #eastchinasea #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #senkakus #taiwan #defense

The Japanese Foreign Ministry has announced that it has confirmed moves by China to build a new structure on the Chinese side of the median line between the two countries in the East China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/17/japan/china-east-china-sea-structure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #eastchinasea #gas #minerals

Japan protested China’s deployment of a mobile drilling vessel in an area in the East China Sea known for gas reserves, as diplomatic tensions continue to escalate between Asia’s two largest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/politics/gas-field-east-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minorukihara #eastchinasea #gas #chinajapanrelations

Tokyo and its partners must show solidarity in response to bad faith Chinese behavior any time it occurs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/23/japan/chinas-recklessness-risks-japan-security-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #us #defense #sdf #pla #southchinasea #eastchinasea

Collective defense is too big a leap at this time. But collective deterrence is a legitimate strategy to thwart a rising China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/japan/the-argument-for-indo-pacific-collective-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #defense #sdf #sanaetakaichi #china #russia #northkorea #quad #australia #india #us #southkorea #philippines #seato #shigeruishiba #nato #taiwan #southchinasea #eastchinasea

ASEAN’s response to the South China Sea dispute remains passive, with most countries "hedging" to avoid conflict with China despite growing tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/13/world/aseans-passive-response-to-south-china-sea-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asean #china #southchinasea #eastchinasea #philippines #taiwan #icj #scarboroughshoal #defense #southkorea