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China is boosting its presence east of Taiwan in an apparent bid to establish jurisdiction there and counter Japanese-Philippine cooperation — which could aid in a blockade or quarantine of the island, a study says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/21/japan/japan-philippines-china-east-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #taiwan #philippines #defense #indopacific

China's growing military actions are Japan's top security challenge and "must be addressed through overall national strength and cooperation with allies and like-minded nations," Tokyo's annual defense report says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/04/japan/politics/japan-2026-defense-white-paper-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #us #usmilitary #defense #defenseministry #sdf #budgets #pla #taiwan #shinjirokoizumi #indopacific #sanaetakaichi

Did Japan and China's top diplomats speak at a regional summit last week? Tokyo claims they did. Beijing says that wasn't the case. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/28/japan/politics/japan-china-talks-takaichi-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #wangyi #toshimitsumotegi #asean #indopacific #southeastasia #sanaetakaichi #defense #sdf #xijinping

Tokyo has for the first time made public a live-fire drill by the Chinese military inside Japan's EEZ, releasing images of the destroyer firing a machine gun near Okinotorishima island over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/21/japan/china-live-fire-exercise-japan-eez/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #defenseministry #china #pla #chinajapanrelations #shinjirokoizumi #indopacific #okinotorishima

When Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi visits Manila for ASEAN meetings this week, a familiar face will also be in attendance: his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/20/japan/politics/japan-china-motegi-wang-asean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #toshimitsumotegi #wangyi #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #indopacific #asean #philippines #manila

China is reviving the pre-World War II historical label of "new militarism" as part of a broader propaganda campaign to shift attention from its own actions and undermine Japan's security ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/17/japan/beijing-history-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #wwii #defense #southeastasia #asean #indopacific

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

NATO and Japanese officials have voiced their shared concerns over China's military activities, including a long-range missile launch this week, as Tokyo seeks to keep the military alliance engaged in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/08/japan/politics/japan-nato-koizumi-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #nato #chinajapanrelations #defense #defenseministry #shinjirokoizumi #missiles #indopacific

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬

✧ Goniobranchus reticulatus ✧

Goniobranchus reticulatus is a small, colourful species of sea slug in the family Chromodorididae. It is found in the western Indo-Pacific and originally described from Tongatapu, Tonga. It has a white mantle covered in a reddish reticulate pattern, with yellow edging on the foot and appendages. Sever...

#indopacific #tongatapu #tonga #anilao #familychromodorididae #wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goniobranchus_reticulatus

The new opposition centrist force that was supposed to upend Japan’s political calculus isn’t gaining any ground. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/04/japan/how-unpredictable-is-the-snap-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #cdp #komeito #cra #dpp #sanseito #jip #china #us #indopacific #eastasia #senkakus #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection #nipponishinnokai #diet

Japan’s Feb. 8 snap election is less about short-term politics than a pivotal choice among competing coalition paths that will determine whether the country can adapt its domestic politics to shifting voter behavior. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/03/japan/where-japan-goes-from-here/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #ldp #jip #cdp #komeito #cra #dpp #sanseito #china #unitedstates #indopacific #eastasia #senkakuislands #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #2026lowerhouseelection

What Mark Carney’s China trip could mean for the future of Canadian-Chinese relations
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https://the-14.com/what-mark-carneys-china-trip-could-mean-for-the-future-of-canadian-chinese-relations/