After recounting its islands, Japan found it has 7,000 more than what is known. According to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), the islands number had doubled to reach 14,125 from 6,852. GSI used advanced technology cross-referenced with past aerial photos to conduct the recount. The new number does …
Read More »Japan holds drills in case ‘foreign forces’ invade disputed islands
The two-day military exercise involving Japan’s self-defense forces, coast guard, and police was conducted in late November on a remote uninhabited island. According to Kyodo news agency, citing unnamed Japanese government sources, the island was chosen specifically because its landscape closely resembles that of the disputed Senkaku Islands, which have …
Read More »US President Biden promised Japan to defend disputed islands: New PM Kishida
New Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday that he received a “strong” message from President Joe Biden about the US commitment to defending the disputed East China Sea islets known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. In phone talks on Tuesday morning that lasted roughly 20 minutes, the …
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