Uninhabited East China Sea islets, administered by Japan, at the center of regional disputes with China and Taiwan.
Three former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China are set to be sentenced Friday after convictions for inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan, Chow Hang-tung and Albert Ho face potential prison terms up to 10 years. Critics see the case as a marker of eroding freedoms; officials say the alliance propagated hatred toward the ruling party.
China’s Luyang III-class destroyer has conducted live-fire drills within Japan’s EEZ near Okinotori, while Russia’s presence and joint patrols with China are drawing concern from Tokyo. Officials say the drills, observed during a China-Russia exercise, underscore deepening military cooperation in the region. Authorities are monitoring moves around Japan’s waters and airspace.