East China Sea

Thousands of Chinese boats mass in East China Sea, raising questions

Maritime experts told AFP the massing of Chinese fishing boats on Dec 25, about 300 km north-east of Taiwan.

Japan to deploy counter-strike missiles closer to China by end-March

A truck believed to be carrying long-range missile-related equipment enters a military base in Kumamoto City

China vows ‘resolute response’ to any reckless acts after Japan election

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), arrives at the Prime Minister's office after her party's historic election win in Sunday's poll in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily in 2025 amid tensions

A China Coast Guard vessel sails near a Japan Coast Guard vessel around a group of disputed islands called Senkaku Islands in Japan, also known in China as Diaoyu Islands, September 14, 2025. Hitoshi Nakama/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

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.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 7, 2025

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

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