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After speaking by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno says "he hopes the meeting adds momentum to efforts toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula". Kōno also says that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe "wants to meet Kim Jong-un to solve the issue of North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens".
2019-07-1

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida forcibly reject, as has the White House, candidate Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. military be withdrawn from Japan and South Korea with nuclear weapons replacing them. A small minority in South Korea, such as the think tank Sejong Institute, agree with Trump on this issue, but this is not mainstream policy.
2016-03-31

Japan reports that two Chinese ships have entered territorial waters off the coast of the disputed Senkaku Islands.
2013-09-19

Japan scrambles fighter jets in response to a Chinese plane seen near the disputed Senkaku Islands, marking the first time aircraft are involved in the dispute.
2012-12-13

Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, states that his country intends to reach out to the international community to seek support for its sovereignty over the disputed islands.
2012-09-27

Department store chain Heiwado announce that the costs incurred from damage and looting to its stores in China may reach in excess of $6.5 million. [http:--www.asiaone.com-News-AsiaOne%2BNews-Asia-Story-A1Story20120927-374156.html (AFP via AsiaOne)] [http:--www3.nhk.or.jp-daily-english-20120927_12.html (NHK World)]date=August 2019
2012-09-27

The UN publicly releases documents from China and Japan detailing their contesting claims. [http:--www3.nhk.or.jp-daily-english-20120927_12.html (NHK World)]date=August 2019
2012-09-27

Japanese businesses are asked to withdraw their exhibits from the forthcoming Western China International Fair in Chengdu. [http:--mainichi.jp-english-english-newsselect-news-20120926p2g00m0bu043000c.html (Kyodo News via "Mainichi Shimbun")]date=August 2019
2012-09-26

Dozens of Taiwanese fishing boats set sail for the disputed Senkaku Islands which are also claimed by China and Japan. [http:--mainichi.jp-english-english-newsselect-news-20120924p2g00m0dm084000c.html (Kyodo News via "Mainichi Shimbun")]date=August 2019 [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-313830-taiwan-flotilla-leaves-for-disputed-islands ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2012-09-24

Protesters in Beijing surround a car transporting US ambassador to China Gary Locke and attack it as it tried to make its way into the gate of the Japanese embassy.
2012-09-19