China urges Japan to stop territorial sovereignty violations
August 17th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 17 (IANS) China has requested Japan to refrain from any action that might violate the former's territorial sovereignty and suggested using dialogue and negotiation to resolve the ongoing ... Read more...
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Japan releases Chinese activists as territorial row simmers
August 17th, 2012 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Aug 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Friday approved release of 14 Chinese activists, arrested by Japanese law enforcement officials for landing on the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the ... Read more...
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Asian coast guard chiefs to discuss piracy, security
July 19th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Chiefs of coast guard agencies of 17 Asian nations will meet here in October this year when they are expected to discuss issues ranging from ... Read more...
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China refutes delivering missile launchers to North Korea
June 13th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Beijing has rubbished media reports suggesting that a Chinese company allegedly supplied Pyongyang with four ballistic missile launchers last year in a breach of UN ... Read more...
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Japan wants better ties with China
April 6th, 2012 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 6 (IANS) Japan is seeking better relations with China.On the 40th anniversary of normalization of Japan-China diplomatic ties, Tokyo was looking forward to have extensive exchange and cooperation ... Read more...
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Eleven rescued after Hong Kong cargo ship sinks off Japan
April 6th, 2012 - 1:34 am ICT by BNO News
OSAKA, JAPAN (BNO NEWS) -- The Japanese Coast Guard on Thursday rescued eleven crew members of a Hong Kong cargo ship which went missing off the coast of southern Japan earlier this ... Read more...
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India-Japan coast guards’ deep sea mock drill ends
January 30th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Indian and Japanese coast guards Monday concluded a deep sea mock drill to counter a range of maritime threats in the Asia-Pacific region.The 11th ... Read more...
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Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat
December 20th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) Japanese coast guards have seized a Chinese fishing boat for illegally entering its territory, a media report said Tuesday.The vessel with 11 people on board was ... Read more...
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Four die due to Japanese typhoon Roke
September 21st, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Sept 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Typhoon Roke which struck the Japanese coast on Wednesday is making its way to the disaster zone of the country. Concerns have been raised that the storm ... Read more...
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Japan quake moved coast by 13 feet
March 14th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tokyo, Mar 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Geological Survey Institute has announced that the massive earthquake that triggered the devastating tsunami moved the Japanese coast by as much as 13 feet.The quake which ... Read more...
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China rejects Japan’s demand for damaged vessels’ reimbursement
February 12th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb 12 (ANI): China's Foreign Ministry has rejected Japan's demand to sponsor the repair of two of its Coast Guard vessels involved in a collision in waters off the Diaoyu Islands ... Read more...
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Japan says Chinese military aircraft more aggressive since September
December 31st, 2010 - 10:24 am ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (ANI): Chinese military aircraft have become more aggressive in confrontations with Japanese aircraft operating over the East China Sea, since a collision between a Chinese trawler and Japanese Coast ... Read more...
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Japan calls for talks over detained Chinese fisherman
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 22 (DPA) Japan hoped to hold talks with Beijing to defuse an escalating row over a Chinese fisherman detained near disputed islands, an official said Wednesday.
China has repeatedly called for ... Read more...
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Okinawa In Japan Faces Earthquake
February 27th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Okinawa, Japan, Feb 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Early Saturday, the residents of Okinawa region and adjacent areas in Southern Japan felt an earthquake that alarmed the geologists. The quake recorded 6.9 ... Read more...
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Ship collision off Japan coast, seven missing
March 10th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 10 (Xinhua) Seven South Korean sailors were missing after their cargo ship collided with a larger freighter and sank off the coast of Japan, South Korea's Coast Guard said Tuesday.
According ... Read more...
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43 injured as jumbo jet plunges off Japan coast
February 20th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Feb 20 (DPA) Forty-three people were injured - one suffering a broken neck - when a Boeing 747-400 of the US company Northwest Airlines plunged briefly in violent turbulence off the ... Read more...
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Strong quake rocks Japan’s eastern seaboard
December 20th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Dec 20 (Xinhua) A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale Saturday jolted the eastern Japanese coast of Honshu, the Hong Kong Observatory reported.The quake occurred at 10.35 GMT ... Read more...
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Taiwan protests against Japan in Diaoyu Islands row
June 30th, 2008 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Taipei, June 30 (DPA) Taiwan Monday protested against Japan in a fresh row over a group of Japanese congressmen boarding a Japanese coast guard plane to fly over the disputed Diaoyu Islands ... Read more...
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Japan apologises for sinking Taiwanese boat
June 20th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Taipei, June 20 (DPA) Japan Friday officially apologised to a Taiwanese captain for sinking his boat June 10 near the disputed Diaoyu Islands, in a bid to end a row with Taiwan ... Read more...
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Taiwanese boats enter Japanese waters to protest ship collision
June 16th, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Tokyo, June 16 (DPA) Ten Taiwanese ships entered Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea Monday near Diaoyu Islands to protest Japan's handling of a ship collision last week. The Japanese ... Read more...
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Methane hydrate extraction in Japan could damage marine ecosystems
April 14th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by admin
London, April 14 (ANI): The extraction of industrial quantities of natural gas from underground sources of methane hydrate in Japan has raised concern among environmentalists that it might wreak havoc on ... Read more...
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