Thursday, 16 August 2012

Japan to question actvists in disputed islands .

                            I    think  ,   the   U.S.   is    the   backbone   of   Japan   ,  as   the   keen  maker  in   the   Japan-China  disputed  islands  and   Japan-Korea  disputed   islands  .
                    The  Japan  ,Korea   and   Phillippines  are   the   longtime  allies   of  the   U.S.   .    The   real   intent   of   the   U.S   is   to   stir   up   trouble   between   China    and   its   Neighbors  .  
                      I   want    to   ask   the   Asian   countries   to    raise   the   Asia  Value    and   find   a  peaceful   mean   solution  . 
The group sailed from Hong Kong to islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. Some jumped from their boat and swam to one island.
The authorities are considering deporting the group, Japanese and Chinese media reports said.
China has called for the activists' immediate and unconditional release.
There are 14 in the group, some of whom are believed to be journalists and crew members.
Five activists who landed on one of the islands with flags have arrived in Naha in Okinawa and the other seven are expected to be transferred later in the day, Japanese media reports said.

Japan-China disputed islands

One of the islands in the Senkaku/Diaoyu chain (file image)
  • The archipelago consists of five islands and three reefs
  • Japan, China and Taiwan claim them; they are controlled by Japan and form part of Okinawa prefecture
  • Japanese businessman Kunioki Kurihara owns three of the islands, which he rents out to the Japanese state
  • The islands were the focus of a major diplomatic row between Japan and China in 2010
The group may be deported if it is determined that they ''did nothing else illegal'', said a Reuters report citing Japanese broadcaster NHK.
"They may be transferred to the Immigration Bureau of Japan later and sent back to Hong Kong," a spokesman from Japan Coast Guard was quoted as saying in a report by Chinese state media late on Wednesday.
The United States has urged the two nations to resolve the conflict peacefully.
"Any kinds of provocations are not helpful in that regard," said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.
'Solemn representations'
The group set sail on Sunday. Japanese coastguard vessels surrounded the boat as it approached, but seven of the activists jumped overboard and swam to one of the islands.
Five were arrested on shore. Two swimmers returned to the boat and were later arrested along with the rest of the group for "alleged illegal entry".
It is the first time non-Japanese nationals have landed on the disputed islands since 2004.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Japan had lodged a diplomatic protest with China and in Hong Kong.
The Chinese foreign ministry also ''lodged solemn representations'' with Japan and demanded the groups' safe return, Xinhua said.
Tensions between China and Japan have been rumbling in recent months over the islands in the East China Sea.
Taiwan also claims the islands, which are controlled by Japan and form part of Okinawa prefecture.
               

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