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Chinese coast guard patrols Diaoyu Islands

[2013-11-07 20:04]

Four China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels patrolled territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday, according to the State Oceanic Administration.

Japan charts course for collective self-defense

[2013-11-07 00:52]

Japanese Cabinet is expected make a decision on whether to revise the government's stance on Japan's right to exercise collective self-defense.

Impartiality urged for US newspaper on Diaoyu Islands

[2013-11-04 21:59]

A Chinese spokesman on Monday urged the Wall Street Journal to be impartial on the Diaoyu Islands dispute after the US newspaper carried an article pushing the US to endorse Japan's claims explicitly.

Japan's belligerent intentions

[2013-11-04 07:14]

By playing up the "China threat" theory Abe's real intention is to promote the transformation of the Japan Self-Defense Force into a regular army.

Japan's policies questioned

[2013-11-04 00:49]

Moscow expressed displeasure with the expanding US-Japanese alliance in the Asia-Pacific region.

Japan beat Chinese Taipei for ticket to Turkey

[2013-11-03 09:13]

Japan unleashed a 14-0 fury at the end of the first quarter to effectively seal the issue as Japan made it to their first FIBA Asia Women's Championship final in 10 years after beating Chinese Taipei 74-56 here on Saturday.

US-Japan plan to retake islands not true: Washington

[2013-11-01 23:28]

Washington has made a clarification to Beijing to dismiss a Japanese media report on a so-called US-Japan joint combat plan for "retaking" China's Diaoyu Islands, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday.

Japan's stance will worsen regional situation

[2013-11-01 15:56]

If Japan plays an important role in Asia's security affairs, relations between countries will deteriorate, said an article in People's Daily.

Japan ship intrudes into Chinese naval exercise

[2013-10-31 17:35]

The Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday that a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship intruded into a Chinese military exercise in the open sea.

Japan's surveillance highly provocative: China

[2013-10-31 17:27]

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said Japan's surveillance of a zone used by the Chinese navy for drills is "a highly hazardous act of provocation."

Japan's green companies thriving in China

[2013-10-31 10:55]

Japan's Asahi Glass, one of the world's major glassmakers, is looking to cash in on going green in China.

China warns Japan against hyping threats

[2013-10-29 21:59]

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged Japan to stop hyping up external threats and explain the true intent of its military buildup.