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Is China preparing to seize Diaoyu Islands? Japan ex-army chief warns of ‘absorption’ plans
Kiyofumi Iwata points to Beijing's growing military preparations and incursions in the East China Sea as signs of a potential ...
China's J-15 jet can come within combat range, Japan's defense officials warn
Japan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese fighter jet flew unusually close to a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol ...
US Ally Secures Military Access to Contested South China Sea
The Philippines is the third country to sign a reciprocal access agreement with Japan, after Australia and the United Kingdom ...
Japan calls China’s blame over fighter jet near-misses ‘unacceptable’ amid rising tensions in Pacific
Tokyo's defence minister said Friday it was "unacceptable" for China to blame Japan for close encounters between their military planes over the Pacific high seas last weekend. Nakatani said Friday ...
The Japan Times4dOpinion
A belligerent China hones its tools of intimidation
Recent exercises underscore the ability of the People’s Liberation Army to project power ever farther from the country’s ...
'Flying within 45 metres': Japan finds Chinese fighter jets dangerously close to military aircraft; Tokyo raises 'serious concerns'
Tokyo has lodged a strong protest with Beijing following a dangerous encounter between Chinese fighter jets and a Japanese ...
Philstar.com6d
Japan says Chinese jets made dangerously close approach
Tokyo said Thursday it had expressed "serious concerns" to Beijing after Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a ...
Why 2 Chinese aircraft carriers are operating in the Pacific together for the first time
The two Chinese carriers currently in the western Pacific employ the older “ski-jump” launch method for aircraft, with a ramp ...
Anadolu Agency6d
Chinese, Japanese jets had 'near miss' over Pacific
Chinese jet flies as close as 45 meters to Japanese patrol aircraft after taking off from Shandong carrier, says Japan’s ...