Four Chinese coast guard ships temporarily sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands within the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday afternoon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/senkakus-china-ships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #naha#senkakuislands #china #chinajapanrelations #japancoastguard #eastchinasea
Australia, India, Japan and the United States used a meeting of “the Quad” to announce a deal to work more closely to secure supply chains for critical minerals, including rare earths — a sector dominated by China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/japan/politics/quad-nations-critical-minerals-initiative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #quad #us #australia #india #china #minerals #china #southchinasea #eastchinasea #northkorea
China has stepped up construction of drilling rigs and other platforms off its east coast to tap into maritime resources such as natural gas and fish, raising the ire of Japan and South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/east-china-sea-construction-protest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #eastchinasea #chinajapanrelations