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Tokyo has for the first time made public a live-fire drill by the Chinese military inside Japan's EEZ, releasing images of the destroyer firing a machine gun near Okinotorishima island over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/21/japan/china-live-fire-exercise-japan-eez/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #defenseministry #china #pla #chinajapanrelations #shinjirokoizumi #indopacific #okinotorishima

China is reviving the pre-World War II historical label of "new militarism" as part of a broader propaganda campaign to shift attention from its own actions and undermine Japan's security ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/17/japan/beijing-history-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #wwii #defense #southeastasia #asean #indopacific

The Japan Coast Guard says it has expelled two Chinese coast guard ships from waters near disputed islands also claimed by Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/07/japan/japan-china-ships-expel-near-senkaku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japancoastguard #senkaku #chinajapanrelations #fishing #taiwan #okinawa

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was praised for her handling of U.S. President Donald Trump in her first visit to Washington as Japanese leader, but challenges remain regarding U.S. and Japanese relations with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/23/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-summit-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #donaldtrump #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations