Japan Island

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  New Island Emerges From Sea After Eruptions From Underwater Volcano Off The Coast Of Japan

  New islands have emerged in the region in the past but all of them submerged within months due to harsh sea conditions.

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  1 Dead, 6 Missing After Fishing Boat Overturns Off Disputed Japan Islands

  The overturned boat was spotted on Sunday afternoon, drifting in waters north of the islands by a Japanese navy patrol in the area, coastguard spokesman Keisuke Nakao told AFP.

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  Japan Discovers 7,000 New Unknown Islands After Fresh Survey Since 1987

  The nation currently comprises 6,852 islands, but that figure dates back to a 1987 study conducted by the Japan Coast Guard.

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  'Everything Gone' From Remote Japanese Island After North Korean Visit

  Everything metallic -- including a door knob -- has vanished from a remote Japanese island where a group of North Korean fishermen landed briefly to take refuge, a local resident said Tuesday.

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  Vladimir Putin Says Keen To Solve Japan Island Row

  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was keen to resolve a territorial dispute with Japan ahead of talks Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, although a solution appears far off.

• South Korea Slams Japan's 'Ludicrous' Island Claim

  South Korea on Tuesday slammed Japan's "ludicrous" reassertion of its claim to a set of disputed islets in a new defence white paper, warning it would further strain relations.

• Japan to Establish Island Military Posts: Report

  Japan is to establish new military outposts on remote islands, a report said Monday, as Tokyo looks to bolster its defence amid a territorial dispute with China.

• Japan stages rally over disputed islands with South Korea

  Japan held an annual rally on Saturday marking Tokyo's claim to a set of tiny islands controlled by South Korea, further fuelling a long-standing territorial row between the two neighbours.

• China bolsters East China Sea claim, warns of 'defensive measures' against Japan

  China on Saturday bolstered its claim to islands that Japan says it owns, warning that it would take "defensive emergency measures" against aircraft that failed to identify themselves properly in airspace over them.

• Volcano raises new island far south of Japan

  The Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts say a volcanic eruption has raised a new island in the seas to the far south of Tokyo.

• China ships spotted close to Japan-controlled islands

  Four Chinese coastguard ships sailed into disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea Saturday, officials said, as Japan continued a massive drill aimed at bolstering defence of its remote islands.

• Japan summons China envoy in island row

  Tokyo summoned China's envoy on Tuesday in protest after what it says was another incursion into its territorial waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Beijing.

• Japan scrambles jets to head off China plane

  Japan scrambled fighter jets on Saturday to head off a Chinese state-owned plane that flew near islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing, a Japanese Defense Ministry spokesman said.

• Japan officials to visit disputed East China Sea islands

  Tokyo city officials intending to buy tiny islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China will travel by boat on Saturday to survey the area ahead of the purchase they hope will bolster Japan's claim.

• Japan-China island row intensifies after activists raise flag on disputed land

  A group of Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags early Sunday on one of a group of islands at the centre of an escalating territorial dispute with China.