Japan to bring Senkakus under state control

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 2, 2012, shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands, part of the Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan, Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan. The Japanese government has agreed with the family that owns the Senkaku Islands on its plan to bring the three islands under state control, government sources said on Sept. 5.

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