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South East Asia and Japan get closer over China concerns

January 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tran Van Minh The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Japan’s prime minister promised closer security and economic ties with Vietnam on Wednesday, bolstering an alliance that shares concerns over rising Chinese territorial assertiveness in regional waters.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, Chinese, East China Sea, Elaine Kurtenbach, HANOI, Indonesia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South East Asia, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Tokyo, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1, japan

Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute

January 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan says it may fire warning shots to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between Tokyo and Beijing that raises concerns that a dispute over hotly contested islands could spin out of control.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, China News Service, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Christopher Bodeen, East China Sea, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Japanese F-15s, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Qin Gang, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Taiwan, Tokyo, United States, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1, attention

Conservative LDP wins landslide victory in Japan

December 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory Sunday, Dec. 16, after three years in opposition, according to unofficial results, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tensions with China, a key economic partner, as well as […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, DPJ, East China Sea, Japan Restoration Party, Kazuhisa Kawakami, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, Momoko Mihara, NHK, New Komeito, North Korean, President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Senkaku Daioyu, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 52 | December 22 - December 28, Yasukuni Shrine, Yukiko Kada

Japanese PM dissolves parliament

November 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcom Foster The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament on Friday, Nov. 16, paving the way for elections in which his ruling party will likely give way to a weak coalition government divided over how to solve the nation’s problems.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, DPJ, East China Sea, GDP, Koichi Nakano, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, Mari Yamaguchi, Michiyo Komaki, Shintaro Ishihara, Sophia University, Sunrise Party, Tokyo Gov, Toru Hashimoto, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30, japan

U.S. carrier cruises in disputed South China Sea

October 25, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Brummitt THE ASSOCIATED PRESS On board the USS George Washington (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier group cruised through the disputed South China

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Asia Pacific, Beijing, Chinese, Denny Roy, East China Sea, George Washington, Gregory Fenton, Middle East, Pacific Fleet, Philippines, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 44 | October 27 - November 2

Chinese warships cross waters near Japanese territorial islands

October 18, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO, JAPAN (AP) — Japanese military officials said they were keeping a close eye on seven Chinese warships spotted in waters off a southern island Tuesday, Oct. 16. It was unclear whether the ship movements were related to a territorial dispute that has prompted both countries to show off […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Asia Pacific, Beijing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Defense Minister Morimoto, Defense Ministry, East China Sea, Hong Lei, Nearby Taiwan, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26, japan

Japanese, Chinese ships exchange warnings

September 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Malcolm Foster THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO, JAPAN (AP) — Chinese and Japanese government ships exchanged warnings Friday, Sept. 14, in waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, while Tokyo called on Beijing to protect its citizens amid anti-Japan protests and reported assaults in China.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Chinese Marine Surveillance, Diaoyu Islands, East China Sea, Elaine Kurtenbach, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura, Japanese Coast Guard, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, Mari Yamaguchi, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, State-controlled China Central Television, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, Yasuhiko Oku, Yasukuni Shrine, Yoshiyuki Terakado

BLOG: Why should we care about the U.S. embassy?

September 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng My heart sank when I saw the news that the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, had been killed in an attack on the Libyan U.S. consulate Tuesday, Sept. 11. I have to confess that I never cared to learn about ambassadors. Last year, Gary Locke and Sung Kim were appointed as […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Ambassador Gary Locke, Ambassador Locke, Beijing, Chinese, Christopher Stevens, East China Sea, India, Korea, Last November, Libya, Mona Locke, Publisher Ng's blog, Sung Kim, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, blog, japan, technology

Japan to buy islands, China angry

September 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge The Associated Press TOKYO, JAPAN (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet formally announced on Sept. 4 that the government will purchase several disputed islands that China also claims, a move that Beijing said would bring “serious consequences.”

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, Beijing, Chen Yi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura, Chinese, East China Sea, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Foreign Ministry, Hong Kong, NHK, Premier Wen Jiabao, State-run China Central Television, Taiwan, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 38 | September 15 - September 21, japan

Obama meets with Southeast Asian leaders

September 30, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders met Friday to discuss territorial disputes with China and a fast-growing trade relationship

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, ASEAN, Beijing, Benigno Aquino III, Brunei, Chinese, East China Sea, Malaysia, Philippines, President Barack Obama, South China Sea, Southeast Asian, Taiwan, United States, Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet, Vol 29 No 40 | October 2 - October 8, japan

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