Chinese government ships navigated near Japan's Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea almost every day last year. Japanese authorities confirmed that Chinese vessels seen in the latter part of the ...

Since the Nixon administration, the United States has taken the position that territorial sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands was to be decided by the parties involved — Japan, China and ...

Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) apologized after its Chinese news presenter said on the air that the disputed Senkaku Islands belong to China, although they are also claimed by Japan and Taiwan.

The Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan, are located in the East China Sea. They have been the subject of assertive ...

Japan is capable of real contributions to the balance of power in East Asia, but it chooses dependence on the United States. Despite having the world’s third-largest economy and territorial ...

Tensions have risen to dangerous levels between Japan and China over a small group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, called the Senkaku by the Japanese and the Diaoyu by the Chinese.

The China Coast Guard (CCG) also set a record for the number of vessels operating in the waters around the Japanese-controlled but Chinese-claimed islands, which are known as the Senkaku Islands ...

The Japanese government formally obtains control of the Diaoyu (Senkaku) Islands. Japan asserts the islands were not owned by anyone prior to their occupation while China maintains it has ...

The trip gave the impression that Japan’s relations with China were on the mend. Iwaya indicated that Japan would be open to ...

Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) has issued a fresh apology after its Chinese newscaster made unauthorized comments about the disputed Senkaku Islands and other sensitive topics during a Chinese ...

The resignation comes as the contract worker in his 40s at an NHK-affiliated company stated during the Aug. 19 broadcast that the Senkaku Islands belong to China, after reading out a news item on ...

China studies expert and University of Tokyo Professor Dr. Shin Kawashima is calling for stronger cooperation among ...