Tag: Japan

  • Manila Help Causes Conflict

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    Beijing said on Tuesday it is opposed to any “intervention” in the South China Sea, apparently referring to reports that Tokyo will help Manila boost its maritime security. “China has […]

  • Vietnam and Japan to Cooperate

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    Vietnam and Japan agreed to step up cooperation in defense and maritime security during Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba’s visit to Vietnam from July 13-14. Vietnam, Japan agree […]

  • PALM 6

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    As the United States seeks to put more focus in the Pacific, for the first time delegates from Washington were present at   the Pacific Island Leader’s Meeting (PALM). Pacific leader’s […]

  • Maritime Security Consultations

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    Diplomacy dominates today’s newspapers, with coverage of the first round of regular consultations on maritime security between China and Japan being most prominent. China-Japan maritime talks Papers including Beijing News […]

  • Maritime Dispute

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    China has dispatched two of its maritime security vessels to patrol the waters off disputed islands in the Pacific Ocean. Japan, which has administrative control over the uninhabited islands, has […]

  • Deputy Commander EUNAVOR Visits Japanese MPA Detachment in Djibouti

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    Rear Admiral Rainer Endres, Deputy Commander (DCOM) EUNAVFOR, as part of his recent visit to Djibouti to oversee the Operational Handover between the outgoing Flag Ship, ESPS PATINO (Spain) and […]

  • East China Sea Disputes

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    The potential for bilateral discord was evident in 2010, when a Chinese trawler collided with two Japanese coastguard vessels near the Senkaku islands, an uninhabited archipelago in the East China […]

  • Improving Marine Security

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    Japan is considering giving patrol boats to the Philippines as part of its official development assistance (ODA) to help its Asian neighbor boost maritime security in the East China Sea […]

  • Coordinating Escorts

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    India, China and Japan recently agreed for better coordination among their naval ships deployed for escort of merchant vessels in the piracy-infested Gulf of Aden India, China and Japan join […]

  • China Indicts Trawlerman

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    Captain Zhang Qixiong, a Chinese trawlerman whose ramming of two Japanese coastguard vessels sparked a diplomatic showdown between Tokyo and Beijing, has been indicted by a Japanese court. Japan indicts Chinese trawlerman […]

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