The U.S. aims to use the First Island Chain—comprising Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines—to restrict China's naval access to ...

The Japanese government reported that Chinese government ships entered the contiguous zone on a record 353 days in 2024.

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Amber deposits in Japan show unique deformations that suggest trees were swept out to sea during a tsunami about 115 million ...

Oddly shaped deposits of tree resin point to massive waves that struck northern Japan roughly 115 million years ago and swept a forest into the sea.

Japan believes China's continued installation of oil and natural gas platforms violates the spirit of a 2008 deal to jointly ...

From Trump's flirtation with renaming the Persian Gulf to the reignited conflict in Kashmir, these are some of the ...

There are few pleasures greater than setting out on the open road, especially when you’re doing so with friends, with maps loaded ... amazing pizza, in Japan. Kyotango, or “Kyoto by the Sea,” is ...

Night - Cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSE to S at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 58 °F (14.4 °C). Cloudy with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C) and a ...

TOKYO, May 4: Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims. Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a ...

Tokyo: Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing also claims. Japan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement ...