PUBLISHED : Monday, 21 April, 2014, 5:12pm Agence France-Presse in Tokyo A Mitsui O.S.K. Lines container ship. Tokyo warned on Monday that the seizure of a Japanese ship in Shanghai over pre-war debts threatened ties with China and could undermine… Read More ›
Yoshihide Suga
China warns Japan against stationing workers on disputed isles ” would not tolerate provocation “
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Japan could anger China by putting government workers on isles
A Japan Coast Guard boat (front) and vessel sail as Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, is pictured in the background, in the East China Sea August 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ruairidh… Read More ›
Abe vows to expel by force any Chinese landing on disputed isles
National Apr. 23, 2013 – 01:20PM JST ( 3 ) A Chinese marine surveillance ship cruises near the disputed islets in the East China Sea.;AFP TOKYO — Prime minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday vowed to “expel by force” any Chinese… Read More ›
Fukushima loses cooling power
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Japan seizes nuclear-related materials from N Korea cargo : ( Singapore-flagged ship )
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