Japan Is Starting To Assert It's Territorial Claims

New Japanese Names May Stoke Old Island Row -- Wall Street Journal

In a move that could reignite territorial tensions, a quartet of remote, anonymous islets surrounding the disputed group of East China Sea islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China will be getting a name by the end of March. A Japanese name, that is.

Japan’s top government spokesman Osamu Fujimura on Monday said a total of 39 uninhabited islands will be given names in an effort to strengthen the outer boundaries of Japan’s “exclusive economic zone,” allowing the country to claim rights to any natural resources and control marine scientific research.

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My Comment: This territorial dispute has always been about who controls and owns the energy deposits in this region.