A new facility has opened at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, aiming to help visitors to learn about Japan's territory through immersive video presentations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/territory-museum-open/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #china #korea #museums #senkakus #takeshima #disputedislands
The Japanese government will put on display records showing that China had historically recognized the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture as islands outside its territory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/senkakus-records-display/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #senkakus #china #chinajapanrelations
Defense chief Shijiro Koizumi used a series of meetings during a regional summit to push for deepened cooperation with partners while expressing concern to his Chinese counterpart over military moves near Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/politics/koizumi-defense-ministers-china-asean/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #defense #defenseministry #china #chinajapanrelations #pla #eastchinasea #senkakus #budgets #sdf
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces on Thursday spotted for the first time China’s biggest and most advanced aircraft carrier, Fujian, as the vessel sailed in the East China Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/china-biggest-carrier-spotted-in-east-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #fujian #senkakus #aircraftcarriers #sdf
The Japan Coast Guard is struggling to secure enough personnel as it sees an expansion of its duties, including territorial sea patrols around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/japan-coast-guard-facing-staffing-difficulties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japancoastguard #senkakus #eastchinasea #jobs
Tokyo District Court on Monday ordered a Chinese man who previously worked for NHK to pay the public entity ¥11 million in compensation for making unscripted remarks during its Chinese-language radio news program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/media/chinese-man-order-nhk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #china #media #nhk #japanesecourts #senkakus #japanesetv #television
China has denied that its warplanes risked collisions with Japanese surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea last week, calling “close-in reconnaissance and harassment” by Tokyo “the root cause” of the incidents. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/japan-china-military-close-encounter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pla #eastchinasea #senkakus #disputedislands
Chinese fighter jets twice risked collisions with Air Self-Defense Force surveillance aircraft, Tokyo said, coming within 30 meters of the planes over the East China Sea on Wednesday and Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/china-japan-aircraft-encounter/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #defense #defenseministry #sdf #asdf #pla #senkakus #disputedislands #eastchinasea