Japan and China Heading for War? Seems Like its Getting More Likely by the Minute

Last night I read the news on a Tokyo area radio station that is also broadcast nationally by Internet radio. The first seven of the top stories all had to do with the new Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and the economy, South East Asia, and the Senkaku Islands.

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Now big deal, right? Well, not exactly. What struck me was that in all of the stories, sourced from Japan's Kyodo News service, the Senkaku Islands were mentioned at least once.

I was hoping that the rhetoric between Japan and China was being toned down. But it seems it's not.