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Why the UN’s new world map has upset some countries

India, Japan and Ukraine protest Equal Earth map of world due to disputed territorial claims

The Independent UK · Sep 14

Japan demands changes to new UN world map featuring disputed island

Japan says it ‘needs to prevent misconceptions of our territories and geographical names from spreading’

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Japan Backed UN Map Resolution Then Protested Russian Colouring of Disputed Kuril Islands

Japan has protested the Equal Earth map's depiction of four disputed Kuril Islands, prompting a change to its Japanese-language version while the English version remains unchanged.

International Business Times UK · Sep 10

US tariff hikes linked to claims of foreign labor dismay and anger trading partners

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariff hikes has provoked heated objections from America’s trading partners

The Independent UK · Jul 24

Japan raises fears over Chinese destroyer’s live-fire exercise with Russia

China disputes Japan's claim of an EEZ around the Okinotori island, saying it's an atoll not an island

The Independent UK · Jul 21

No serious damage reported after powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake hits northern Japan

Authorities confirm there is no risk of a tsunami

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan. No tsunami warning

A powerful earthquake has struck off Japan’s northern coast but there was no danger of a tsunami, the country’s meteorological agency said

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Japan says that China has detained 2 of its citizens suspected of smuggling banned items

China has detained two Japanese citizens suspected of smuggling prohibited items, reportedly linked to rare earths

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Tropical storm Jangmi hits Southwestern Japan: Injures 9 in Japan, people urged to evacuate, leaves thousands without power

Typhoon Jangmi, a severe tropical storm, battered southwestern Japan on Tuesday. The storm cut off power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people. The population of the city of Miyazaki on the island of Okinawa were urged to evacuate. Some 17,000 households on…

The Economic Times · Jun 2

Japan’s population suffers record five-year drop as government fails to halt decline

All prefectures barring Tokyo and Okinawa recorded a decline in population

The Independent UK · May 29