(Photo Credit: Kyodo News via AP) (BGF) - On April 23, 2014 The New York Times reported on a recent deal, the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea, endorsed by the United States, Japan, and China. The Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea is a non-binding protocol that...

(Photo Credit: REUTERS/YUYA SHINO) (BGF) - Writing for Reuters, Linda Sieg and Matt Spetalnick discussed President Obama's recent visit to Tokyo during his trip to Asia. The trip to Tokyo, which was the first time a U.S. president visited Japan since 1996, included...

(Photo Credit: Al Jazeera English) (BGF) - This op-ed, featured in the Washington Post and on Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs' website, discusses the increase in tensions between Japan and China in the context of the dispute...

(Photo Credit: www.japan-guide.com) (BGF) - Yesterday, April 21st, 2014, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine. This article, written by Elaine Lies and featured on the Reuters website, discusses the reaction to Prime...

(BGF) - This article, featured on Bloomberg's website discusses a recent Chinese court order to impound a Japanese ship, the Baosteel Emotion, as compensation for two Chinese ships leased by Japan in 1937 that were ultimately lost at sea. As the article discusses,...

(Photo Credit: Google Maps) (BGF) - Reporting for The Diplomat, Shannon Tiezzi discusses the implications of Japan's recent decision to station troops on the Yonaguni Islands. The Yonaguuni Islands are Japan's western-most islands and are only "150 kilometers south of...