Maehara criticizes project on isle claimed by Japan

Maehara criticizes project on isle claimed by Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2011, criticizing a planned joint venture by Russian and Chinese fisheries companies to farm sea cucumbers on one of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan. Maehara reaffirmed Tokyo's position that the islands are part of Japanese territory.

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