Japan to send parliamentary vice minister to Takeshima Day ceremony
The government will send Parliamentary Vice Minister for the Cabinet Office Naoki Furukawa to this year’s annual ceremony…
China’s Taiwan Ambitions Threaten the Senkaku Islands and Beyond
The Qing dynasty‘s (1644-1912) geographical gazetteer, Da-Qing yitong zhi (Qianlong Edition), describes Taiwan as “belonging to Japan” and…
China ‘likely celebrating’ as Japan, South Korea clash over islets
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s revival of Tokyo’s claim to islets whose symbolic weight far outweighs their size…
S. Korea reaffirms sovereignty over Dokdo against Japanese PM’s claim
This file photo, taken during a Korean Air Airbus A380 demonstration flight, shows the islands known as Dokdo…
Does South Korea Truly Want Forward-Looking Ties with Japan?
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba while he was in Japan on Saturday,…
‘Japan is worried’: South Korea’s new leader pledges warmer ties, but past tensions loom
South Korea’s newly inaugurated President Lee Jae-myung has pledged to pursue warmer ties with Japan, but analysts caution…