TOKYO - Japan decided Friday to increase its coast guard budget to around 320 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in fiscal 2027, up 1.4-fold from the initial outlays in 2022, as tensions rise near the ...

NAHA, Japan - Two Chinese coast guard vessels repeatedly entered Japan's territorial waters near the Senkaku Islands on Sunday, the Japan Coast Guard said, intruding into the waters near the ...

Eight Taiwanese fishers from Yilan County’s Suao Township (蘇澳) are expected to be released soon after an agreement was reached yesterday between the Taiwanese and Japanese authorities after the ...

Japan spotted Chinese vessels sailing near disputed islets in the East China Sea for a record 216 consecutive days, the Japan Coast Guard said yesterday. The Tokyo-administered islands — known as the ...