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Japan to give 6 ships to Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands as they meet in Hanoi on Aug. 1, 2014. They agreed to strengthen cooperation in ensuring maritime security as both countries confront China's muscle-flexing to press territorial claims in the East and South China seas.

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MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL JOHN CLEESE MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Date: 1975

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Japan defense chief intends to visit Philippines at early date

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters in Hawaii on Nov. 22, 2015. Nakatani said he intends to visit the Philippines at an early date to have talks with his counterpart Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin to follow up on the recent agreement on the transfer of defense equipment and technology, a move to step up their cooperation over China's muscle-flexing in regional waters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Philippines agree in principle to defense equipment transfer

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino shake hands after a joint press conference on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Manila on Nov. 19, 2015. The two countries broadly agreed on a pact for the transfer of defense equipment and technology, as they step up their cooperation over China's muscle-flexing in regional waters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan delivers 2 boats to Vietnam to help boost security capability

One of the two secondhand fishing boats delivered by Japan to the Vietnamese coast guard is anchored at a port in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on Nov. 3, 2015. The boats, which will be refurbished as patrol vessels, were delivered to help Vietnam strengthen its law enforcement capability amid China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnam party chief begins Japan trip

Nguyen Phu Trong (L), general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their talks in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2015, at the start of a four-day trip to Japan. Tokyo is hoping to boost its security and economic ties with the Southeast Asian country amid China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnam party chief begins Japan trip

Nguyen Phu Trong (R), general secretary of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, attends a welcome ceremony with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2015, at the start of a four-day trip to Japan. Tokyo is hoping to boost its security and economic ties with the Southeast Asian country amid China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., Vietnamese leaders likely to discuss China's sea moves

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius talks about China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea in Hanoi on June 25, 2015. Osius said Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party, is expected to discuss the issue with U.S. President Barack Obama in early July during the first visit to the United States by a Vietnamese top party leader. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Malaysia leaders focus on high-speed rail, S. China Sea

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) holds a meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak (far L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 25, 2015. During their talks, Abe was expected to pitch Japan's shinkansen bullet train technology for a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, while offering increased assistance to Malaysia's coast guard to counter China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Malaysia leaders focus on high-speed rail, S. China Sea

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 25, 2015. During their talks, Abe was expected to pitch Japan's shinkansen bullet train technology for a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, while offering increased assistance to Malaysia's coast guard to counter China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Malaysia leaders focus on high-speed rail, S. China Sea

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 25, 2015. During their talks, Abe was expected to pitch Japan's shinkansen bullet train technology for a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, while offering increased assistance to Malaysia's coast guard to counter China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe seeks G-7 opposition to China's muscle-flexing at sea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Munich International Airport on June 6, 2015, for Group of Seven summit talks beginning the following day. Abe will seek to drum up the major democracies' opposition to attempts by Russia and China to "change the status quo" by force in Ukraine and the East and South China seas, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan strongly concerned over China maritime actions: defense paper

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani discusses the country's just-released defense white paper at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2016. Japan expressed its heightened concern over China's muscle-flexing in the East and South China seas, adopting a more critical tone against Beijing's maritime activities and militarization of the disputed waters compared with the previous report. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo