East China Sea

Fearing China clash, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flashpoint islands

Hitoshi Nakama, a fisherman and local councilor in Ishigaki who has been fishing around a group of disputed islands called Senkaku Islands in Japan, also known in China as Diaoyu Islands, speaks during an interview with Reuters as his fishing boat sails past Japan coast guard ship docked at a port in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan protests against China’s gas drilling vessel in East China Sea

Japan’s protest comes amid worsening relations between the two countries.

Japan ‘always open’ to dialogue with China amid spat, says PM Takaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had angered Beijing by suggesting Japan could intervene militarily if China attacks Taiwan.

China massing military ships across region in show of maritime force, sources say

A view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea, in August.

Japan protests against China’s ocean research in exclusive economic zone

Tokyo and Beijing face a territorial dispute over a group of Japanese-administered islands in the East China Sea.

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Demonstrators during a protest in Washington on Sept 6, 2025.

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