Japan pays $1.4 billion annually for US bases . But does the US military presence truly benefit locals, or does it impose ...

In its policy on improving the nation’s maritime security, the government has identified six key areas to focus on, including safeguarding territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands ... Helps Fuel ...

The Senkaku Islands, also known as the Diaoyu Islands in China, have been the subject of controversy since Japan nationalized the previously privately owned, uninhabited islets in 2012 ...

Japan's Defense Ministry says a Chinese government helicopter briefly entered Japanese airspace near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday afternoon. Japan controls the islands.

TOKYO -- China has initiated a potentially dangerous escalation of activities around the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, entering the area around the chain -- which Beijing claims as the Diaoyu ...

This file photo taken in 2012 from a Mainichi Shimbun aircraft shows Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Friday urged caution after a small ...

While Japanese aircraft operating in the country's airspace pose no legal issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said contingencies stemming from such flights should be avoided amid tensions ...

Japan and China are accusing each other of violating the airspace around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands that Beijing ... waters around the Senkaku island, violating the Japanese ...

The alleged airspace violation took place near the disputed Senkaku islands in Japan. Tokyo said it has registered a "strong protest" with China for what it called an "intrusion." Japan has ...

The islands in the East China Sea -- known as the Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan -- are claimed by Beijing but administered by Tokyo and are a frequent hotspot in bilateral tensions.

The Japanese government says it is clear both historically and under international law that the Senkaku Islands are an inherent part of the territory of Japan, and currently they are under the ...