Senkaku

Japan-China relations sank to the lowest levels in years when a Chinese fishing boat and Japanese patrol boats collided in September near disputed islands in the East China Sea that are known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.

Beijing Takes Tokyo to Task on Defense Paper Jeremy Page 2011

On Wednesday, Japan scrambled fighter jets to chase off two Chinese military planes which it said flew within 34 miles of disputed islands in the East China Sea, which are known as Senkaku in Japan and as Diaoyu in China.

Beijing's Buildup Stirs Fears Jeremy Page 2011

'' Senkaku is an integral part of Japanese territory, '' said Japanese Prime Minister Kan Sunday, according to local news service Kyodo.

Japan Asks China to Pay for Boat Damage Yoree Koh 2010

It's another reminder of how fraught Japan-China relations have become over a disputed archipelago in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.

How to Win a Free Fight to Japan...Maybe 2011

Japan-China relations sank to the lowest levels in years when a Chinese fishing boat and Japanese patrol boats collided near the territorial disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in September.

Japan Sharpens Rhetoric on China, Calling It 'Assertive' for First Time Yoree Koh 2011

In a harshly worded editorial, Xinhua demanded Noda not visit Yasukuni and said Tokyo must recognize China's claim over Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea known as Senkaku, or Diaoyutai in Chinese.

As Japan's new leader, Noda faces host of problems 2011

In a harshly worded editorial, Xinhua demanded Noda not visit Yasukuni and said Tokyo must recognize China's claim over Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea known as Senkaku, or Diaoyutai in Chinese.

As Japan's new leader, Noda faces host of problems 2011

Relations between the two Asian powers have long been strained but reached a new low in September, when a Chinese fishing trawler collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels around a small chain of disputed, Japanese-administered islands known as the Senkaku to the Japanese and the Diaoyu to the Chinese.

Japan quake: China sets aside disputes, offers help 2011

There is a territorial dispute with Japan over uninhabited islands known as the Senkaku or Diaoyu Islands, west of Okinawa, and a collision between a Chinese fishing boat and Japan coastguard boats near the islands resulted in a major diplomatic incident in September last year.

China's first aircraft carrier: From Russia with love | Editorial 2011

That move appears to have accelerated after a September 2010 standoff with Beijing over the contested archipelago known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.

Japan to Take Assertive Stance Toward China Yoree Koh 2011