Sometimes media mistakes can develop into major international misuderstandings. The Japan Times has discovered a fake news story that could do further damage to the country's complex relationship with China. In a bilateral relationship plagued by historical mistrust and a fight over natural resources in the East China Sea, the Japan Times says a fabricated Kyodo news story announcing that Chinese warplanes had violated Japanese airspace over Okinawa was posted on a fake Yahoo News Web site, it reported Wednesday. With thousands of soliders stationed in the region, American forces could be targeted if the situation ever spiraled out of control. The article goes on to say: Kyodo News and Yahoo Japan Corp., which have reported the incident to police, said they are considering taking legal action against the person who produced the fake article. In the afternoon, a 30—year—old man in the city of Nagasaki telephoned Kyodo News' bureau there and said, "I did it, and...(Read Full Post)