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DISPUTED ISLANDS

An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, from a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists in August 2025
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 9, 2026
U.S. says China¡¯s Scarborough Shoal claim ¡®destabilizing¡¯ region
Beijing announced new rules for the area¡¯s management in recent days that prohibit fishing and mining without prior approval.
Takeshima, known as Dokdo in South Korea, is seen in this picture taken from a helicopter in August 2012.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2026
Japan protests South Korean maritime survey off disputed Takeshima
According to Tokyo, a South Korean vessel was found dropping what appeared to be a wire into the sea near the islets.
South Korea said it conducted a defense drill around the disputed Sea of Japan islets known as Takeshima in Japan, which are controlled by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2026
South Korea conducts defense drill for Japan-claimed islands
Japan has lodged a protest over the exercise, which the South Korean Navy said involved a similar training method and size of participating troops as previous drills.
Signs demanding the return of a group of islands, called the Northern Territories in Japanese and the Kuril Islands in Russian, in Nemuro, Hokkaido, in April 2022
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2026
Japan protests Russian drills near disputed islands
Russia said that live-fire drills would be held in waters off Kunashiri and Etorofu islands.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi poses with junior high school students, including great-grandchildren of former residents of the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2026
Takaichi keen to resume grave visits in Russian-held islands off Hokkaido
The suspension of the program due to Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine is a ¡°humanitarian issue and a top priority in Japan-Russia relations,¡± Takaichi said.
Seagulls fly above a bay on Shikotan Island, one of four islands known as the Northern Territories in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2026
Russia to name Northern Territories island after Soviet spy Sorge
Moscow is expected to soon formally approve the decision to name an uninhabited island in the Lesser Kurils after the spy who operated in Japan before the Pacific War.
A man pays tribute to his ancestors during a memorial service at sea on Saturday near disputed islands off Hokkaido controlled by Russia.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 27, 2026
Memorial at sea starts for late residents of Russia-held isles
A Japan-Russia exchange program related to the islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories, has been suspended since Moscow¡¯s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
A Russian military IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft flies in airspace over waters near Japan on Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2026
Russian warplane violates Japanese airspace over islets claimed by Tokyo
A Defense Ministry official said that Tokyo is currently in a situation where it is virtually unable to exercise jurisdiction over the Russian-controlled Northern Territories.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (from left), Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of ?State Marco Rubio and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during their ¡°Quad¡± ministers¡¯ meeting in Manila on Wednesday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2026
¡®Quad¡¯ top diplomats focus on ASEAN maritime security ¡ª but don¡¯t mention China
The officials said in a joint statement that ¡°peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific maritime domain underpin the security and prosperity of the region.¡±
Philippine Navy personnel and China Coast Guard personnel clash near a grounded Philippine warship at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2026
Manila and Beijing summon envoys over violent encounter in South China Sea
China blamed the Philippine side for triggering the skirmish, while also saying that it had ¡°allowed¡± the Philippines to transfer away the injured serviceman.
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. speaks at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 31.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 18, 2026
Chinese media¡¯s ¡®racist¡¯ video of monkey in Filipino costume draws Manila¡¯s rebuke
The animated video also depicted the monkey as acting on orders from U.S. and Japan, and being hit by a water cannon.
An aerial view of Chinese-occupied Subi Reef in the disputed South China Sea's Spratly Island chain in April 2017.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2026
Tokyo¡¯s ties with Beijing hit another bump, this time over the South China Sea
China singled out Japan over a joint 14-nation statement marking the 10th anniversary of an international tribunal¡¯s dismissal of Beijing¡¯s vast claims to the waterway.
Ships identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as Chinese research vessels are seen at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on June 15.
JAPAN / History
Jul 12, 2026
Japan and others mark 10 years since South China Sea arbitration
The countries stressed that the 2016 decision in The Hague ¡°is final, legally binding and definitive between China and the Philippines¡± regarding their territorial row.
Ships identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as Chinese research vessels are seen at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on June 15.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2026
A decade after historic ruling, Philippine fishermen say little changed at key shoal
Today, local fishermen have become too afraid to venture out to Scarborough Shoal and its prized fishing waters for fear of harassment by Chinese vessels.
JL-3 intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles are displayed during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing last September.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2026
China¡¯s missile test exposes Beijing¡¯s misdirection
Japan has called out Chinese behavior because it is threatening. That is the simple truth. Do not be distracted.
A Chinese coast guard ship sails in waters off the Senkaku Islands in this undated photo.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2026
Coast guard ships from Japan and China face off near Senkaku Islands
Â鶹´«Ã½ coast guard said it expelled two Chinese ships as they approached a Japanese fishing vessel sailing in the area of the Senkaku Islands.
A television screen shows a news report on patrol and law?enforcement operations around Taiwan conducted by the China Coast Guard, at a restaurant in Beijing in late December.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 30, 2026
More than a boundary: Why Japan-Philippines maritime talks matter for China
Beijing says the talks infringe on maritime rights it claims through Taiwan and sees discussions as part of a broader effort by Manila and Tokyo to deepen strategic coordination.
Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Ye?ilg?z-Zegerius during an interview Monday aboard the Dutch frigate HNLMS De Ruyter in Tokyo after the warship arrived for a three-day port call
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2026
Dutch defense chief says Chinese naval encounter won¡¯t deter Europe in Indo-Pacific
The Netherlands will continue its regular military deployments to the Indo-Pacific, Dutch Defense Minister Dilan Ye?ilg?z-Zegerius has said.
A China Coast Guard ship is seen on the horizon through a telescopic view near Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea on Feb. 21.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 10, 2026
Philippines plans sea border talks with Japan amid opposition from China
Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, has maritime disputes with Tokyo and Manila in the East China Sea and South China Sea.
Aerial monitoring by several Philippine agencies confirmed the presence of a floating structure within the Scarborough Shoal.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 10, 2026
Philippines urges China to remove structure in disputed shoal
Manila calls the structure ¡°unauthorized and illegal,¡± while Beijing says it has ¡°indisputable sovereignty¡± over the shoal.
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Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
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The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
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As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
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