The U.S. military landed in hot water with Japanese officials on Thursday when a spokesman used the term “East Sea ... allies in Asia. South Korea, which was occupied by Japan from 1910-1945 ...

One can easily locate Korea on a world map or globe by following 127º east meridian ... a demarcation line that extends for 151 miles between the Yellow Sea and the East Sea (or Sea of Japan). The DMZ ...

North Korea has fired two unidentified "projectiles" into the sea, the South Korean military says. According to Japan's Defence Ministry, the objects "appeared to be ballistic missiles".

Cradled by three different oceans and bordered by Europe and Africa, Asia has always been a major player on the world stage. And with unique wildlife and stunning landscapes throughout Asia’s vast ...

Aboard the Yokosuka cruise, a group of researchers ventured out to sea off the southern coast of Japan. They were headed ...

Leaders from ASEAN member states and countries including Japan ... in the South China Sea. The leaders issued a chairman's statement following Friday's East Asia Summit in Laos.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile early Tuesday toward the East Sea, South Korea's military said, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan. The launch comes just days ...

The East Asia Summit involving the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations as well as such countries as Japan, China, India, the United States and Russia will also likely take up mounting ...

The East Asia Summit came on the ... and islands in the South China Sea. It has also been ratcheting up pressure over a disputed island group controlled by Japan in the East China Sea, rattling ...

Russia and China blocked a proposed consensus statement for the East Asia Summit drafted by Southeast Asian countries, mainly over objections to language on the contested South China Sea ...

The conflict in the Middle East was a central issue during Friday's East Asia Summit in Laos ... leaders and top diplomats from India, China, Japan, the United States, Russia, South Korea ...