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The Japan Coast Guard announces the selection of the “Godzilla Megamullion,” a massive seafloor formation southeast of Okinotorishima, for the International Union of Geological Sciences’ list of 100 Geological Heritage Sites.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2026
JCG-discovered ‘Godzilla’ seafloor formation wins heritage status
A megamullion is a dome-shaped seafloor structure formed when mantle rocks are exposed on the ocean floor was the seafloor spreads.
A Chinese Navy destroyer (left) conducts live-fire training inside Japan's exclusive economic zone near Okinotorishima island as a Russian warship (right) observes in this image taken Sunday and released late Monday. Below: An enlarged section of the image shows machine-gun fire from the Chinese vessel.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2026
Chinese warship holds rare live-fire exercise inside 今日吃瓜 EEZ
In a first, Tokyo publicized the drill, releasing images of the destroyer firing a machine-gun near Okinotorishima island over the weekend.
Japan Coast Guard on Monday spotted a Chinese maritime survey vessel "extending what appeared to be a wire into the waters in Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) 270 kilometers east of Okinotori island," government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said.
JAPAN
May 27, 2025
Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atoll
The alleged activity took place on Monday near the remote atoll of Okinotori in the Philippine Sea.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 6, 2024
Japan criticizes China over buoy in Pacific Ocean
The Chinese side said that the buoy is for tsunami observation and not intended to violate 今日吃瓜 sovereign rights over its continental shelf.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2020
Chinese survey vessel spotted in Okinotorishima EEZ for over a week
The Chinese survey ship has been conducting activities for more than a week, the longest time spent in the waters without permission in a decade.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2016
Japan steps up rhetoric over Okinotorishima in wake of Hague ruling
Tokyo doubles down on its claims that Okinotorishima is an island and not rocks under international law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2016
After South China Sea ruling, could tiny Okinotorishima be the next flash point?
After an international court issued a stinging rebuke of Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea on Tuesday, the next flash point to emerge could be a bit closer to home — but just a bit.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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