Tokyo planning to name islets near Diaoyu Islands
<p><span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> 39 <span word="uninhabited">uninhabited</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="islets">islets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Osamu">Osamu</span> <span word="Fujimura">Fujimura</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Geospatial">Geospatial</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> (<span word="GSI">GSI</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="investigate">investigate</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="unnamed">unnamed</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="islets">islets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fuji">Fuji</span> <span word="Television">Television</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 39 <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cardinal">cardinal</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> (<span word="EEZ">EEZ</span>), <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sankei">Sankei</span> <span word="Shimbun">Shimbun</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="names">names</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guidelines">guidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="naming">naming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Weimin">Weimin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="islets">islets</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inherent">inherent</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> "<span word="indisputable">indisputable</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>".</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unremitting">unremitting</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="GSI">GSI</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="updated">updated</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="maps">maps</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sankei">Sankei</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="naming">naming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="EEZ">EEZ</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="control">control</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span>, <span word="Fuji">Fuji</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p>
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