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The Man in the High Castle Season 2 Begins on Amazon

Amazon’s Man in the High Castle Season 2 begins today! The Man in the High Castle Season 2 – Our Future Belongs to Those Who Change It (Official Trailer) from Amazon Video Be sure to join us and watch The Man in the High Castle Season 2 on Amazon! Based on the Philip K. Dick […]

The Return of Stalingrad

The Russian metropolis of Volgograd resumed its Soviet World War II-era name of Stalingrad on Saturday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad. The name change will be accompanied by concerts, military parades, and attended by President Vladimir Putin. The city was initially named Stalingrad in 1925 after the Soviet leader […]

The Spectre of Juche: Is North Korea Capable of True Reform?

As his first year as Supreme Leader concludes, analysts have an overall mixed reaction to Kim Jong-un’s style of leadership. Promises of economic reform, innovations in propaganda that has made it more outward facing in nature, and the introduction of a first family with his marriage to Ri Sol-ju are just three of the highlights of the newest Kim’s first year. While the […]

Dead Carrier Pigeon from the World War II Era Found in Reigate, Surrey Home in the United Kingdom

The body of a carrier pigeon carrying a coded message from the World War II era found. The encrypted message was attached to the pigeon and encased in a red container. British cryptologists are working to decode the message. [The Guardian]

The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute: Japan and China on the Brink?

Could Japan and China go to war over something as small as the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands? Al Jazeera explores this question in the above video documentary. Background China’s Future Leader Warns Japan Over the Senkaku Islands Dispute Riots in China [Al Jazeera]

People’s Republic of China State Oceanic Administration Confirms Japanese Coast Guard Reports that Monitoring Ships are Near the Disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

The PRC’s State Oceanic Administration confirms reports that monitoring ships were dispatched to the area in the East China Sea around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. The Japanese Coast Guard has attempted to contact the ships but has received no response. Xinhua has also confirmed the report from the Japanese Coast Guard that monitoring ships from […]

Xi Jinping, future leader of the People's Republic of China.

Asia

International Relations

China’s Future Leader Warns Japan Over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute

The future leader of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, has warned Japan that it should respect China’s territorial sovereignty with regard to the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea. After days of protest in the Chinese capital of Beijing and the dispatching of monitoring ships by the PRC navy, China’s future leader […]

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Chinese Monitoring Ship Enters and Leaves Area Around Disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

A Chinese monitoring ship, Yuzheng35001, entered the contiguous zone around the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, according to a report from the Asahi Shimbun in Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard has vowed to prevent a landing by any means. The Yuzheng35001 is a possible accompaniment to the 1000 fishing boats that were reportedly heading for the Senkaku/Diaoyu […]

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Newly Appointed Japanese Ambassador to China Collapsed on the Streets of Tokyo, Died Later in Hospital

Japan’s newly appointed ambassador to China collapsed on the streets of Tokyo and died shortly thereafter according to the Telegraph. Shinichi Nishiyama, 60, died after hospitalization and Tokyo Police have thus far ruled out any type of foul play. In what is a case of poor timing, the ambassador’s death comes right when the relationship […]

Disputed Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands. Image via Wikipedia.

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1,000 Chinese Fishing Boats Sailing for the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands in Latest Escalation between Japan and China

The Japan Times is reporting that 1,000 Chinese fishing boats are heading towards the disputed Senkaku / Diaoyu islands in a display of unity with the PRC’s official stance on Japan’s announced plan to purchase the disputed islands and nationalize the territory. The arrival of thousands of Chinese fishermen could complicate matters between the two […]