US tested weapons to harm rice crop in Japan, report claims ( rice blast fungus )
- The same experiments were conducted on the US mainland and in Taiwan - rice blast fungus - known to occur in 85 countries - was released over rice fields…
Japan moves to safeguard border islands
Construction of port facilities is under way at Okinotorishima island in Ogasawara village, Tokyo. News Desk The Yomiuri Shimbun Publication Date : 05-08-2013 These remote islands serve as…
Chinese general says Ryukyu islands do not belong to Japan
Politics May. 17, 2013 - 06:45AM JST ( 72 ) BEIJING — A senior Chinese military officer has said the Ryukyu Islands—which include Okinawa and its U.S. military bases—“do not…
Okinawa cancels plan to use young women’s thighs as advertising space
National Feb. 03, 2013 - 06:48AM JST TOKYO — The Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCVB) along with the prefectural government have cancelled their plans to use space on women’s…
Ministry may base F-15s near Miyakojima to counter Chinese intrusions faster
Kyodo The Defense Ministry is thinking of stationing F-15 fighter jets at a remote airport halfway from Naha to Taiwan to speed up its response to airspace incursions by China…
China doc recognized islands as Japan’s
News On Japan via presstv.com -- Dec 30 A Chinese official document drafted in 1950 recognizes Japan as the owner of a group of islands in the East China…
7 Chinese Navy warships pass waters near Okinawa island
News On Japan via Mainichi -- Oct 16 Seven Chinese Navy warships on Tuesday passed the contiguous zone, a band of water just outside Japan's territorial waters, around an…
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