U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump's criticism of the alliance
President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, ...
Yonaguni is a serene Japanese island featured in a Bad Bunny song — and at the front of a US-China war. See photos.
Less than 100 miles from Taipei, Japan's westernmost island, Yonaguni, has rapidly militarized amid growing tensions between ...
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Japan to tighten COVID border controls for travelers from China
Japan will toughen its COVID-19 border control measures for travelers from China from Sunday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in response to a surge of infections. Additional measures will ...
Japan’s leader calls for finding common ground ahead of key meeting with China and South Korea
Japan’s prime minister has urged foreign ministers from China, South Korea and Japan to focus on finding common ground ahead ...
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Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan
“As a child, I was so proud of this westernmost border island ... around which China has bolstered military activity. Worried about a conflict, Japan has made a “southwestern shift ...
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Japan extends strict border measures
“We will keep the current border control policy until the end of February while taking necessary measures from a humanitarian viewpoint and considering the national interest,” Japanese Prime ...
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Japan to deploy first long-range missiles capable of reaching North Korea and China
The land-to-ship guided missiles with a range of about 1,000km on the Kyushu island would be capable of hitting targets in North Korea and China and ... under longstanding Japanese pacts with ...
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China flies attack drone near Japan’s southern islands for first time
according to a news release that day from Japan’s Joint Staff. The drone was first seen flying southeast from the East China Sea, passing between Okinawa’s main island and Miyako Island ...
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The United States, Japan, and China
During the twentieth century, as the United States grew into a world power, Americans confronted two major powers in Asia: China and Japan. Of course, there were and are other crucial factors in ...