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Tokyo says Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese fighters
Japanese defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Japan had lodged ‘a strong protest’ and told China to prevent a recurrence. (EPA…
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China, Japan give conflicting accounts of confrontation around Senkaku Islands
An aerial view of Uotsuri Island, the disputed Senkaku outcrop in the East China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and…
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Japan denies report that Trump told Takaichi not to provoke China on Taiwan
Japan’s top government spokesman, Minoru Kihara, has denied the Wall Street Journal’s account of the conversation between Donald Trump and…
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Japan will pay ‘painful price’ if steps out of line over Taiwan, says China’s military
Japan’s defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Sunday that plans were ‘steadily moving forward’ to deploy a missile unit at…
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Japan scrambles aircraft over suspected China drone near Taiwan
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Tokyo could intervene militarily if Taiwan were attacked.…
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Taiwan lifts all restrictions on food imports from Japan
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has accused Beijing of ‘severely’ affecting regional peace in the escalating spat. (EPA Images pic) TAIPEI:…
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China vows to ‘protect safety of foreigners’ amid Japan row
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out using force to take the democratic island.…
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