Japan ready to use force to expel Chinese ships from disputed islands In the latest round threats over disputed territory, Japan says it will use force to expel any Chinese ships that land on the islands in the East China Sea t… Continue reading
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Defiant Japanese head for islands
18 August 2012 Last updated at 12:11 ET Japanese politicians have set sail for a group of disputed islands, in the teeth of protests by China which claims them for its own. A flotilla of some 20 Japanese boats set out for the Senkaku islands, called Diaoyu in China, and is expected to anchor off them early on Sunday Continue reading