Japanese Leader Warns on China's Military Buildup.

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Japanese Leader Warns on China's Military Buildup.
By HIROYUKI KACHI

TOKYO—Japan's prime minister issued a new warning about Beijing's military build-up Sunday, two days after his government made a fresh protest over a Chinese ship's entering waters near a chain of islands claimed by both countries.

In an address to graduating cadets of the Self Defense Forces, Prime Minister Yoshiko Noda cited China and North Korea as the main military challenges Japan faces in Asia.

Chinese ship the Haijian 50 in the East China Sea on Saturday, shown in a photo released by China's state-run Xinhua News Agency.

"Circumstances in our surrounding regions are increasingly severe, complicated, and remain uncertain, as depicted in moves by North Korea including nuclear and missile issues, and China, which is reinforcing its military capabilities and continuing activities in surrounding waters," Mr. Noda said in his speech at the National Defense Academy in the Tokyo suburb of Yokosuka.

Mr. Noda's foreign ministry Friday issued a formal about a Chinese ship that approached a chain of islands in the East China Sea controlled by Japan but claimed by China.

A ministry official said at a briefing Friday that the ship, the Haijian 50, that morning entered Japanese territorial water near the Senkaku islands—called the Daioyu islands by China—despite repeated warnings by a Japanese patrol boat. The spokesman said Japan's vice foreign minister summoned China's ambassador to the foreign ministry to protest the matter as "extremely serious" and "unacceptable."

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency, the State Oceanic Administration issued a statement on Friday saying the Haijian 50 and another surveillance ship arrived in the area early Friday morning to conduct an inspection tour.

Tensions between China and Japan over the island chain flared in September 2010, when a Chinese fishing boat in the area rammed a Japanese coast guard patrol boat, after which Japan detained the fishing boat's Chinese captain for more than two weeks. Nationalist protests followed in both countries, and diplomatic ties grew strained. Japan ultimately released the captain under intense pressure from Beijing, but last Thursday belatedly indicted him in absentia.

Mr. Noda's remarks Sunday came about two weeks after China announced plans to increase military spending this year by 11.2%. He has been warning about China's military since before he became prime minister in September, and made remarks similar to Sunday's in a speech last October at an Air Self Defense Force Base.

Mr. Noda, though, has also tried to deepen economic ties with China; in December he traveled to Beijing to announce a series of bilateral financial accords.

Write to Hiroyuki Kachi at hiroyuki.kachi@wsj.com

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Japan,USA,India,Vietnam,Philippines,Taiwan should cooperate with each other against China.
Japanese F-15's are likely to visit India this year.

 

[SXNJ]

Japanese PM should rush to Washington to cry for help from its master uncle sam

 

[Pakchina]

Its better for Japan to free itself from the US divide and rule policy in Asia and US neo-colonialism rule by apologizing to China and to all Asian countries for all the atrocities, murder, mass killings, assasination, rape and torture of women and children committed during World War II by the Japanese Imperial Army.

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

Its better for Japan to free itself from the US divide and rule policy in Asia and US neo-colonialism rule by apologizing to China and to all Asian countries for all the atrocities, murder, mass killings, assasination, rape and torture of women and children committed during World War II by the Japanese Imperial Army.

People should only apologize for their OWN actions. The Japanese people of now have done no such actions; what was done has been done, and the Japanese people of the past have paid for it. The Japanese People have come far from what their Grandfathers have done.

What happened happened. The entire powers in the past have raped, murdered and enslaved those they conquered. Thankfully now there are punishments for these barbaric actions.

Japan is one of the major voices for the end of Nuclear Weapons, and cooperation. We have seen what people can do when their leaders sent forth goals that will help their nations. The Meiji restoration for example. Maybe the Pakistani Naitonalists should look at that.

 

[SinoChallenger]

China is the most peaceful country in the world. That's why it has taken this long for China to start taking back the islands and waters that were ceded to us as victors of WW2 in the potsdam declaration. This includes the Ryukyus.

 

[kalu_miah]

Japan needs to think of its own team, like former Imperial Japan, instead of depending on US or thinking that India can fill the emerging gap, for strategic security. All large states have their own priority and Japan is not cut out to be a vassal state.

 

[Gnimgnay]

Its better for Japan to free itself from the US divide and rule policy in Asia and US neo-colonialism rule by apologizing to China and to all Asian countries for all the atrocities, murder, mass killings, assasination, rape and torture of women and children committed during World War II by the Japanese Imperial Army.

Perhaps there is no hope for this freedom...See what happened to Yukio Hatoyama, Japense ex prime minister, in 2010, after he tried to move US military bases and get close to China...
Japan is in American hands.

 

[Gnimgnay]

People should only apologize for their OWN actions. The Japanese people of now have done no such actions; what was done has been done, and the Japanese people of the past have paid for it. The Japanese People have come far from what their Grandfathers have done.

What happened happened. The entire powers in the past have raped, murdered and enslaved those they conquered. Thankfully now there are punishments for these barbaric actions.

Japan is one of the major voices for the end of Nuclear Weapons, and cooperation. We have seen what people can do when their leaders sent forth goals that will help their nations. The Meiji restoration for example. Maybe the Pakistani Naitonalists should look at that.

The debt has not been paid. There are still a lot of "Comfort women" received nothing even no apology. Japan simply denise it, while evidence is overwhelming. And many other issues.
In fact, Japan has never apologized officially. Read the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. They didn't even mention a word about "surrender" nor their fault.
They should have apologize for their OWN ACTIONS, but they didn't. They are still owing the apology.

 

[kalu_miah]

Perhaps there is no hope for this freedom...See what happened to Yukio Hatoyama, Japense ex prime minister, in 2010, after he tried to move US military bases and get close to China...
Japan is in American hands.

Japan will likely not become a vassal of the middle kingdom.