Japan uses the term Sea of Japan to refer to the body of water separating it from the Korean Peninsula; South Korea calls it the East Sea. In 2024, Netflix acknowledged that it had “mislabeled” the East Sea as the Sea of Japan in the Spanish subtitles for a Korean series. Google Maps shows both Sea of Japan and East Sea, while Baidu has no labels.

China expanded its influence in the Indo-Pacific through diplomatic outreach, infrastructure investment, and coordinated security efforts—hosting delegations, deepening economic

A Chinese buoy placed south of Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost point located just 111km from Taiwan, is now a simmering cause of diplomatic friction despite earlier signs of warming ties between Asia's two largest economies with a flurry of political and business exchanges.

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted its first joint anti-submarine drill with the U.S. Navy in the South China Sea, the MSDF announced on Nov. 16. The joint exercise is aimed at ...

China’s deployment of its most advanced long-range surveillance drone to the South China Sea is a major challenge to US stealth aircraft and air superiority in the region, according to a Chinese military commentator.

France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances with Manila targeting China.

The Philippine defense secretary says his country and its allies would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense zone or restrict freedom of flights over the South China S