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CHINA TO STREGTHEN ITS MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITIES OVER RISING TENSIONS
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- China to strengthen its maritime safety authorities over rising tensions.
- Fear engulfs the Asian nation and other countries, including Japan.
- The new legislation will allow China to order foreign vessels to leave what it ...
CHINA CALLS JAPAN’S RELEASE OF TREATED RADIOACTIVE WATER “EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE”
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- China calls Japan’s release of treated radioactive water “extremely irresponsible”.
- China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian commented the same.
- Zhao was found to reject Japan’s comp...
YOSHIHIDE SUGA VOWS TO MAINTAIN GROUND OVER CHINA’S ASSERTIVENESS
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- Yoshihide Suga vows to maintain ground over China’s assertiveness.
- China has been increasing its military and economic assertiveness lately over the East and South China seas.
- Japan is said to strive to enhance its ...
JAPAN GSDF TO CONDUCT DRILLS WITH ALL ITS UNITS FOR THE 1st TIME
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- Japan GSDF to conduct drills with all its units for the 1st time.
- The nationwide exercises will be the first in about 30 years.
- Japan GSDF has around 140,000 personnel.
- With the nationwide drill, the GSDF aims ...
JAPAN LIKELY TO DEPLOY F-35B FIGHTER JET TO AN ASDF BASE
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- Japan likely to deploy F-35B fighter jet to an ASDF base.
- The deployment of the aircraft is aimed to check China’s maritime assertiveness around the area.
- However, uncertainty remains over the local community consen...
CHINA’S NEW COAST GUARD RULES ARE NOT AIMED AT A SPECIFIC COUNTRY
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- China’s new coast guard rules are not aimed at a specific country.
- China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced the same.
- China claims Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea are part of it...
ANOTHER PAIR OF CHINESE COAST GUARD VESSELS ENTER SENKAKU ISLANDS
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- Another pair of Chinese coast guard vessels enter Senkaku Islands.
- Tokyo lodged protests against Beijing’s new law which allows the coast guard to use weapons when required.
- The two Chinese vessels intruded the wate...
JAPAN LIKELY TO EQUIP LONG-RANGE STANDOFF MISSILES IN TWO NEW AEGIS VESSELS
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- Japan likely to equip long-range standoff missiles in two new Aegis vessels.
- The Cabinet Office on Friday approved the building of the two new vessels.
- The vessels are expected to take around eight years to be constructe...
JAPAN AND U.S CONDUCT LARGE-SCALE JOINT MILITARY DRILLS; MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW
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- Japan and U.S conduct large-scale joint military drills; media invited to view.
- The drill was launched due to growing assertiveness in the East and South China seas.
- The two countries practiced two exercises, namely &ndas...
JAPAN PLANS TO NOT ACCEPT CHINA’S PROPOSALS OVER SENKAKU ISLANDS
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- Japan plans to not accept China’s proposals over the Senkaku islands.
- Chinese Foreign Minister proposed to keep fishing boats away from both countries at the disputed islands.
- China also proposed to have government ...
JAPAN PLANS TO DO A WILDLIFE SURVEY ON DISPUTED SENKAKU ISLANDS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA
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- Japan plans to do a wildlife survey on disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
- It plans to survey the same using satellite images.
- Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato announced the same.
- The su...
JAPAN PROTEST AGAINST CHINESE SHIPS APPROACHING DISPUTED SENKAKU ISLANDS
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- Japan protest against Chinese ships approaching disputed Senkaku Islands.
- Two Chinese ships approached a Japanese fishing boat.
- The China Coast Guard ships is said to have intruded Japanese territorial waters on...
JAPAN COAST GUARD AND TAIWANESE FISHING BOAT INVOVLVED IN COLLISION IN THE EAST CHINA SEA
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- Japan coast guard and Taiwanese fishing boat involved in collision in the East China Sea.
- The two got into a minor collision off the disputed Senkaku Islands.
- The Japan coast guard was warning the boat to leave the waters...
TARA KONO PLANS ON CONDUCTING AN AERIAL INSPECTION ON ISLANDS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA
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- Tara Kono plans on conducting an aerial inspection on islands in the East China Sea.
- The aerial inspection would be done on isles administered by Tokyo.
- Japan is concerned about the increased activities near the islands ...