THREE Chinese government ships have entered the waters of disputed Tokyo-controlled islands, Japan’s coastguard says, as a long-running row shows no sign of fading. Maritime surveillance vessels were spotted in the 12-nautical-mile zone off the Senkaku islands, which China calls the Diaoyus, in the East China Sea shortly after 9am (1000 AEST) on Monday, the coastguard said. Continue reading
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China reiterates sovereignty over Diaoyu islands
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) China has reiterated its claim over disputed Diaoyu islands, stating that they are its “inherent territory”. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday that the Diaoyu island and its affiliated islets were part of China’s inherent territory and had never been part of Liuqiu or Okinawa, reported Xinhua. The ministry reacted after the People’s Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Wednesday published an article –”On the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the Diaoyu Islands Issue” — which discusses Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa island. Continue reading
Chinese fleet continues to patrol Diaoyu Islands
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) Chinese ships carried out their routine patrolling Sunday around the disputed Diaoyu Islands that are also claimed by Japan. A fleet of Chinese marine surveillance ships conducted regular patrols Sunday in waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands, reported China Daily quoting the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) in a statement. The fleet comprises three marine surveillance ships, it added. Continue reading
China: Japan, Allies Risk 'Long-Term Damage' Over Islands
China continues to accuse Japan of provoking disputes over contested islands in the East China Sea. The Obama administration opposes any unilateral change to Japanese administration of the islands. China says Japanese activists near the disputed islands are worsening tensions between Beijing and Tokyo Continue reading
Taishi Mizuno -Yakuza, Samurai, Soldier, Cyborg- – Video
Taishi Mizuno -Yakuza, Samurai, Soldier, Cyborg- Taishi Mizuno TOKYO TRIBE -Yakuza, Samurai, Soldier, Cyborg- Taishi Mizuno taishi.0514@gmail.com http://imdb.me/taishimizuno http://www.facebook.com/mizunota… By: Taishi Mizuno Continue reading
Washington reiterates recognition of Japan control over islands
Islands at the center of a territorial dispute between Japan and China are covered by a military protection accord between Washington and Tokyo, US De… Continue reading
Disputed islands covered by US-Japan accord: Hagel
WASHINGTON – Islands at the center of a territorial row between Japan and China are covered by a military protection accord between Washington and Tokyo, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday. “The United States does not take a position on the ultimate sovereignty of the islands, but we do recognize they are under the administration of Japan and fall under our security treaty obligations,” Hagel said at a news conference with his Japanese counterpart Itsunori Onodera. Hagel’s comments came amid rising tension over the uninhabited islands known in Japan as the Senkakus and in China as the Diaoyus. Continue reading
Fresh China-Japan Tension Over Disputed Islands – Video
Fresh China-Japan Tension Over Disputed Islands Tensions have flared up again between Tokyo and Beijing after Chinese ships and a flotilla of Japanese activists both arrived in the waters near a group of d… By: WorldBuyni Continue reading
Explore the Forefront of iPS Cell Research / Regenerative Medicine at Asia's Largest Bio Event, BIOtech 2013 Japan
TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Expectation toward regenerative medicine and stem cell research represented by iPS cells is ever growing, not only for clinical application but also as tools to make drug development/discovery more effective and efficient. Continue reading
Tensions Flare Between China and Japan Over Islands and Shrine
Kyodo News, via Associated Press Japanese vessels sailed near a Chinese surveillance ship near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China on Tuesday. TOKYO Tensions between Japan and its Asian neighbors rose on Tuesday when a large group of Japanese lawmakers paid a symbolically charged visit to a Tokyo war shrine, while Chinese paramilitary ships and a flotilla of boats carrying Japanese nationalists appeared to converge on disputed islands. The group of 168 mostly low-ranking conservative lawmakers visited the Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo in what local news media described as the largest mass visit by Parliament members in recent memory. Continue reading
Islands, shrine stir up anti-Japanese backlash
TOKYO Tensions flared between Japan and its Asian neighbours after a group of Japanese legislators visited a shrine, which is seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japans past militarism, and Chinese patrol vessels played cat-and-mouse with a flotilla of Japanese nationalists near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Tuesday. Continue reading
Chinese and Japanese ships cluster around disputed islands
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Hong Kong (CNN) — The fragile relationship between China and Japan came under fresh strain Tuesday as ships from both sides crowded into the waters around a disputed group of islands and nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial war memorial. The Japanese Coast Guard said eight Chinese government ships had entered waters near the contested islands in the East China Sea on Tuesday morning, the largest number to do so at any one time since tensions surrounding the territorial dispute escalated last year. Continue reading
Dozens of earthquakes strike Japanese islands
TOKYO, April 18 (UPI) — The Miyakejima Islands were rattled by about 40 noticeable earthquakes, including at least two Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The strongest of earthquakes, which began rumbling Wednesday, registered a magnitude of 6.2 and was in waters near the island in Tokyo’s Izu island chain, Yomiuri Shimbun reported. The earthquakes began Wednesday morning and extended into Thursday Continue reading
More Taiwan ships to patrol disputed islands
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday unveiled two new ships that will join the patrol in waters off disputed islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a regional territorial row. “We will gradually build up our capabilities in the sea to enforce the law, to conduct rescue missions and protect fishermen,” Ma said before boarding a new ship to inspect a drill off the Kaohsiung port in the south. Continue reading
Taiwan adds new ships to patrol disputed islands
In this photo released by Taiwans Central News Agency, a Taiwanese fishing boat comes close to the disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 Continue reading
US, Japan Discuss Plan to Counter China over Disputed Islands
Analysts say the Pentagon’s recent announcement that it is working with Japan to counter any Chinese military action to seize disputed islands in the East China Sea is a surprisingly blunt warning to Beijing. A U.S. Continue reading
Agilent Vacuum Solutions for Nanotechnology at "nano tech 2013 – Tokyo – 2013.1.30" – Video
Agilent Vacuum Solutions for Nanotechnology at “nano tech 2013 – Tokyo – 2013.1.30″ Agilent Vacuum Solutions for SEM and TEM microscopes and Nano-Technology applications. Vacuum for Nanotechnology: Vacuum in the gun and sample chamber must be clean, particle and oil free Vibrations should be eliminated Resonances should be eliminated Magnetic stray fields from both IGP and TMPs should eliminated Electric noise from power supplies should be eliminated Pumpdown cycles as quick as possible Vacuum levels should be stable and controlled Max Uptime Quick and World Wide Service By: AgilentVacuumProduct Continue reading
Russia Starts Kuril Islands Exercises
MOSCOW, February 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has started large-scale military exercises in the disputed Kuril Islands in the country’s far east, a military official said on Tuesday. The Kuril Islands, known to neighboring Japan as the Northern Territories, are a contentious issue in Russian-Japanese relations. The exercises are taking place just two days before Japan marks its Northern Territories Day on February 7. Continue reading
New Nanotechnology Device 4SPIN Generates Interest in Tokyo
Contipro Biotech is presenting brand new device for the production of nanofibers, called 4SPIN. Continue reading
Japan turns back Taiwan boat from islands
Published: Jan. 25, 2013 at 6:37 AM TOKYO, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Taiwan activists on a fishing boat were stopped from entering the waters of Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, the Japanese coast guard said Continue reading