Diaoyu Islands

Dmitry Medvedev’s decision to visit a disputed island chain piles the pressure on a Japanese government already wrestling with China.

By announcing its Cam Ranh Bay plans at the ASEAN meeting, Hanoi moved the agenda past the Diaoyu Islands spat.

Footage shows the Chinese fishing boat ramming into Japanese vessels, putting the onus now on Tokyo to respond.

With a wary eye on Beijing, Vietnam moves to improve ties with Japan and the United States.

Beijing lays blame for last-minute torpedoing of meeting on Tokyo’s ‘groundless distortions’ of isle issue.

Tokyo reportedly turns down Beijing’s offer to jointly develop oil and gas deposits off disputed islets.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe weighs into the debate over ties with China.

Are the latest anti-Japan protests another sign the Chinese govt is still fanning nationalist sentiment?

Japan’s govt asks Google to change its map to exclude Diaoyu from a description of the Senkaku Islands.

Failure to manage the row over a detained ship captain could mean both countries lose out over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.