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Japan to name 39 remote islands to cement economic zone

The government will name 39 uninhabited remote islands by the end of March to establish the basis of Japan's exclusive economic zone, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Monday. The top government spokesman told a press confer [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

In Japan, a Rebuilt Island Serves as a Cautionary Tale

On the night of July 12, 1993, the remote island of Okushiri was ripped apart by a huge earthquake and tsunami that now seem an eerie harbinger of the much larger disaster that struck northeastern Japan last March. Islanders still recall [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Japanese Lawmakers To Be Banned From Visiting Island Near Do...

South Korea has decided to slap an entry ban on two Japanese lawmakers planning to visit an island near the South's easternmost islets of Dokdo, a trip that Seoul calls an attempt to renew Tokyo's territorial claims to the islets, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Volcano Made Famous By 007 Menaces Japan Island

In the James Bond version, circa 1967, Japan's Mount Shinmoe was a serene, extinct peak with a scenic, lake-filled crater that provided the perfect perch for 007 and his bikini-clad partner to surveil the lair of supervillain Ernst S [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Russian minister visits disputed island claimed by Japan

A Russian government delegation led by Regional Development Minister Victor Basargin on Monday visited Kunashiri Island, one of the four Russian-held islands also claimed by Japan, local media reported on Tuesday. According to the R [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Chinese ships sail away from disputed islands: Japan

Japan's Coast Guard on Saturday said that the Chinese ships were cruising near the disputed islands in the East China Sea and repeatedly sent messages warning them not to enter the islets' territorial waters. The ships had respon [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan may form new unit to watch China navy

Japan's military may form a new unit to monitor Chinese naval operations, a move to counter what many Japanese strategists see as an increasingly aggressive stance by Beijing in the East China Sea. The unit would consist of abou [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan Has Few Cards To Play In Island Row With Russia

Japan's ambassador to Moscow will temporarily return to Tokyo in what amounts to retaliatory measures by the Japanese government for a trip by the Russian president to disputed islands in the far north. Japan will also consider [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan PM snubs China apology demand in island row

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday rejected China's call for an apology and compensation for the detention of a Chinese trawlerman, Jiji Press and Kyodo News reported. "The Senkaku islands are Japan's own territory. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan-China island tensions rise

Tensions are growing daily over Japan's arrest of a Chinese fishing boat captain following his ship's collision with Japan Coast Guard vessels in the East China Sea.Both countries have openly criticized each other over the incide [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan-S Korea island row escalates

South Korea has rejected a Japanese proposal to hold bilateral talks on the status of a disputed group of islets in the Sea of Japan, roughly halfway between the two countries.Japanese officials had suggested talks could be held on the side [...]