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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video DOES NOT show Japanese jets sent to West Philippine Sea

By VERA Files | Nov 17, 2023 3:38 PM

A YouTube video claims to show aircraft dispatched by Japan to the West Philippine Sea to show support for the Philippines amid increased tensions with China over a territorial dispute. This is false. The clips actually came from a joint military exercise between Japan and the United States last March over the sea of Japan, […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Lider ng hukbong dagat ng Japan, HINDI nagbanta ng giyera laban sa China

By VERA FILES | Oct 17, 2023 6:04 PM

Ayon sa konstitusyon ng Japan, habambuhay na tinatalikuran ng mga Hapones ang digmaan bilang kataas-taasang karapatan ng bansa at ang pagbabanta o paggamit ng dahas bilang paraan ng pagreresolba ng mga alitang pandaigdig.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japanese naval commander DID NOT threaten war vs China

By VERA Files | Oct 12, 2023 1:20 PM

A video claimed that a Japanese naval commander threatened war if China would not follow laws of the sea. This is not true. The statement attributed to Japanese commander Noguchi Yuta of the Akizuki-class destroyer JS Suzutsuki, referred to the mission-readiness of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. On Sept. 20, a Facebook page reshared a […]

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SAY WHAT: On June 3, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said his country is not seeking conflict. Japan encountered Chinese warships near its territorial waters in 2022, not recently.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video about Japan-China conflict NEEDS CONTEXT

By VERA Files | Jun 08, 2023 11:23 AM

A video using old news reports is insinuating an escalating conflict between Japan and China.

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SAY WHAT: Unveiled only recently, Japan’s Overseas Security Assistance (OSA) aims to bolster defense capabilities of recipient developing countries like the Philippines, but will not include the purchase of lethal equipment. The OSA has yet to be implemented.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan is NOT moving weapons to PH

By VERA Files | Jun 07, 2023 4:41 PM

A YouTube video claimed that Japan is currently transferring weapons to the Philippines, causing alarm in China. This is not true.

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First ever trilateral maritime exercise

By Bullit Marquez | Jun 02, 2023 10:16 AM

The first ever trilateral maritime exercise among the coast guard personnel of the Philippines, the United States and Japan kicked off on Thursday, June 1, ushering in cooperation for a peaceful and stable Asia Pacific.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Video shows Japan coast guard in Tokyo, NOT Batangas

By VERA Files | May 04, 2023 1:09 PM

A YouTube channel passed off an old clip of a drill as one that supposedly shows the Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) sending ships lately to Pag-asa Island to drive away Chinese vessels. This is false. The video is five years old and was taken in Japan. Posted on April 17, the 3-minute and 20-second video […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Japan NOT involved in water cannon firing in WPS

By VERA Files | May 03, 2023 11:39 AM

A video claiming that the Japanese Coast Guard has started using water cannons to repel Chinese fishing vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is incorrect. The incident cited in the clip actually took place in the East China Sea 11 years ago between the JCG and Taiwanese fishing boats. The eight-minute and seven-second video […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ‘Marcos gold’ not discussed during Japan visit

By VERA Files | Feb 16, 2023 4:55 PM

A YouTube video used a photo collage to falsely claim that Marcos gold documents were released during the visit of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan. This is not true. The photo in the thumbnail is old and unrelated to the Feb. 8 to 12 official trip. The video, posted on Feb. 13, carried the […]

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Typhoon Nanmadol DID NOT cause damage to solar panels in Japan

By vera files fact check | Sep 22, 2022 1:06 PM

A photo of wrecked solar panels, one of the multiple images of damage said to be the result of super typhoon Nanmadol, was posted on a Filipino Facebook (FB) page. It is false. On Sept. 19, the FB page published the post with the caption: “Pray for Japan, ilang maagang pinsala ng Super Typhoon Nanmadol […]

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