Uotsuri Island

Uotsuri Island

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Sept. 2, 2012, shows Uotsuri Island, part of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea that are known in China as Diaoyu and in Taiwan as Tiaoyutai. It is one of the three uninhabited islands that the Japanese government purchased on Sept. 11. Dozens of Taiwanese vessels entered Japan's territorial waters early on Sept. 25 off the island.

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  • ILEA001174988
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  • 2012/9/25 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2012 Kyodo News
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  • 3588 × 2364 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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