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Wouldn't that be a good solution for Sakhalin too? In case anyone wonders: it's all about fishing rights.
Japanese government rents disputed southern islands
Japan's government has rented three tiny, uninhabited islands from their private owner in an apparent attempt to boost its claim over the territories in a dispute with China and Taiwan, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The islands are part of a chain of five islands called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyutai in Chinese that are surrounded by rich fishing waters. They are located between Japan's southern island of Okinawa and Taiwan.
The Japanese government began renting the islands in April 2002 after signing a 22.6 million yen (US$188,300) one-year lease with the Japanese owner, Yukihiro Kurihara, said the Yomiuri newspaper, citing an unidentified government source.
=> http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/1/1/latest/9378Japaneseg&sec=latest
Rented islands strain Sino-Japanese relations
Sino-Japanese relations may be further strained by a new flare-up in sovereignty disputes over the Senkaku islands, known as the Diaoyu in China.
=> CNN International - Breaking News, US News, World News and Video
Japanese government rents disputed southern islands
Japan's government has rented three tiny, uninhabited islands from their private owner in an apparent attempt to boost its claim over the territories in a dispute with China and Taiwan, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The islands are part of a chain of five islands called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyutai in Chinese that are surrounded by rich fishing waters. They are located between Japan's southern island of Okinawa and Taiwan.
The Japanese government began renting the islands in April 2002 after signing a 22.6 million yen (US$188,300) one-year lease with the Japanese owner, Yukihiro Kurihara, said the Yomiuri newspaper, citing an unidentified government source.
=> http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/1/1/latest/9378Japaneseg&sec=latest
Rented islands strain Sino-Japanese relations
Sino-Japanese relations may be further strained by a new flare-up in sovereignty disputes over the Senkaku islands, known as the Diaoyu in China.
=> CNN International - Breaking News, US News, World News and Video