Japan buys three of Senkaku Islands from owner

Japan buys three of Senkaku Islands from owner

BEIJING, China - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 11, 2011. The Japanese government the same day signed a contract with a private owner to buy three of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are known as Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan. The ministry said it has sent Sugiyama to seek a calm response from Beijing and to explain Japan's intention of purchasing the islands.

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