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Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera states that the country has lodged a protest with China after a People's Liberation Army Navy frigate directed weapon-targeting radar at a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer near the disputed Senkaku Islands.
2013-02-5

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

President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou praises the flotilla of fishermen that sailed to waters around Senkaku Islands earlier in the week in order to assert Taiwan's territorial claim. [http:--www3.nhk.or.jp-daily-english-20120927_24.html (NHK World)]date=August 2019
2012-09-27

Over 50 Taiwanese ships clash with ships from the Japan Coast Guard in waters off the Senkaku Islands.
2012-09-25

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

Japanese Coast Guard ships await the arrival of 1000 Chinese fishing boats dispatched by China to the waters around the Senkaku Islands in order to assert its claim on the territory.
2012-09-18

People in over 180 cities of China attend protests sparked by Japan's nationalization of the Senkaku Islands and the 81st anniversary of the Mukden Incident.
2012-09-18

The Japanese government announces it will soon buy the disputed Senkaku Islands claimed by China (as Diaoyu Islands) and Taiwan (as Tiaoyutai Islands). Chinese leaders respond angrily.
2012-09-10

China threatens Japan with "further action" if the latter does not release a Chinese fishing captain detained near the disputed Senkaku Islands.
2010-09-22

A Chinese fishing boat returns to Quanzhou after being captured by the Japan Coast Guard off the disputed Senkaku Islands.
2010-09-15