Japan will build its largest-ever coastguard vessel to enhance patrols around the disputed Diaoyu Islands, a move seen as countering China’s maritime activities without provoking a direct clash in the …
Japan has spotted Chinese ships sailing near disputed islands in the East China Sea for a record 158 consecutive days, Tokyo’s top government spokesman said on Monday. The territorial dispute …
The United States seeks to modernise the command structure of its decades-old security alliance with Japan to deal with a “much more assertive China” including towards Taiwan, US ambassador to …
A vast swathe of China was occupied by Japan during the 1937-1945 Sino-Japanese War. Akihito’s father Hirohito, posthumously known as emperor Showa, was the nation’s ruler during the war. ‘China’s …