The Sino-Japan row over disputed islands in the East China Sea took a new turn on Thursday as Beijing said its surveillance plane was "disturbed" by Japanese fighter jets and warned Tokyo of consequences. A Chinese marine surveillance plane, which was sent to the disputed islands for the first time on December 13, was "disturbed by Japanese military aircraft while patrolling airspace near the Diaoyu Islands," a Chinese government spokesman...
07:10 PM, Dec 27, 2012
A Japanese government spokesman says a Chinese airplane has been spotted in Japanese airspace above southwestern islands controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by Beijing. The Defense Agency said four Japanese F-15 jets headed to the area Thursday morning, but no further action was taken. ...
12:22 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Senkaku Islands (Japan): Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags on Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers. Some 10 activists made an unauthorized landing on Uotsuri, the largest in a small archipelago known in Japan as the Senkaku Islands and in China as Diaoyu Islands. The uninhabited islands surrounded by rich fishing grounds are controlled by...
01:29 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Tokyo: Japan set free the detained captain of a Chinese fishing vessel, raising hopes of an end to an ugly confrontation with Beijing. The captain had been held on charges of ramming two Japanese coast guard cutters off the disputed Senkaku islands. His crew had been repatriated to China earlier. But Japan continued to detain the captain pending completion of investigations. Beijing had threatened severe consequences and reportedly blocked the...
03:07 PM, Sep 24, 2010
Beijing: A collision between a Chinese fishing boat and a Japanese coast guard vessel during a chase near the Diaoyu Islands has turned into a diplomatic war between the nations. A Japanese court has approved the extension of the detention of the boat's captain, Zhan Qixiong, until September 29, drawing a flurry of protests from Beijing. This has escalated to bigger issues. At least three times in the past 18...
11:04 AM, Sep 22, 2010
