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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BRITTANY. FINISTERE (29) GLENAN ARCHIPELAGO (NATURA 2000 SITE). AERIAL VIEW OF THE ISLAND OF GUIRIDEN. OFF THE COAST OF FOUESNANT, THIS ARCHIPELAGO (7 ISLETS) RESEMBLES THE PARADISIACAL LANDSCAPES OF TROPICAL COUNTRIES: A STRING OF ISLANDS, BATHED IN GREEN LAGOON WATER, TRANSPARENT AND BORDERED BY WHITE SANDY BEACHES. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. BRITTANY. FINISTERE (29) GLENAN ARCHIPELAGO. AERIAL VIEW OF THE ISLAND OF GUIRIDEN. OFF FOUESNANT, THIS ARCHIPELAGO (7 ISLETS) RESEMBLES THE PARADISIACAL LANDSCAPES OF TROPICAL COUNTRIES: A STRING OF ISLANDS, BATHED IN GREEN LAGOON WATER, TRANSPARENT AND LINED WITH WHITE SAND BEACHES. LES GLENAN, A NATURA 2000 CLASS SITE, A NATURAL SANCTUARY CONVERTED INTO A VERITABLE LABORATORY FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AND A PARADISE FOR BIRDS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRENCH POLYNESIA. AERIAL VIEW OF TETIAROA ATOLL. WILD AND AUTHENTIC, JUST 40 KM NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND OF TAHITI. DIVIDED INTO THIRTEEN MOTU (SMALL ISLETS), THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF TAHITI CAME HERE TO SEEK REFUGE. CAPTIVATED BY THE POLYNESIAN WAY OF LIFE, THE FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR MARLON BRANDO ACQUIRED THE ATOLL IN 1966, AFTER COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS, FOLLOWING THE FILMING OF THE REVOLTS OF THE BOUNTY. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD, HE SETTLED THERE FROM 1970 TO 1990, WITH HIS POLYNESIAN PARTNER TARITA, AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THE GREATEST POVERTY. IN 1999, TOGETHER WITH RICHARD BAILEY, A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY, HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SMALL ECOLODGE, THE LAGOON AND HOW TETIAROA COULD BECOME A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHEN BRANDO DIED IN 2004, THE PROJECT TOOK ITS COURSE, RESPECTING THE ACTOR'S WISHES AND COMMITMENT. TEN YEARS LATER, THE BRANDO OPENED ON MOTU ONETAHI: THE RESORT IS A MODEL OF INTEGRA

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRENCH POLYNESIA. AERIAL VIEW OF TETIAROA ATOLL. WILD AND AUTHENTIC, JUST 40 KM NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND OF TAHITI. DIVIDED INTO THIRTEEN MOTU (SMALL ISLETS), THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF TAHITI CAME HERE TO SEEK REFUGE. CAPTIVATED BY THE POLYNESIAN WAY OF LIFE, THE FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR MARLON BRANDO ACQUIRED THE ATOLL IN 1966, AFTER COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS, FOLLOWING THE FILMING OF THE REVOLTS OF THE BOUNTY. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD, HE SETTLED THERE FROM 1970 TO 1990, WITH HIS POLYNESIAN PARTNER TARITA, AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THE GREATEST POVERTY. IN 1999, TOGETHER WITH RICHARD BAILEY, A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY, HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SMALL ECOLODGE, THE LAGOON AND HOW TETIAROA COULD BECOME A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHEN BRANDO DIED IN 2004, THE PROJECT TOOK ITS COURSE, RESPECTING THE ACTOR'S WISHES AND COMMITMENT. TEN YEARS LATER, THE BRANDO OPENED ON MOTU ONETAHI: THE RESORT IS A MODEL OF INTEGRA

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE, WEST INDIES, GUADELOUPE, LES SAINTES, AERIAL VIEW OF THE ISLETS OF PETITE TERRE Photo by Thierry Grun/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

MATSUE, Japan, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Eriko Imai, a Japanese Cabinet Office parliamentary vice minister, speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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[Breaking News]Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

MATSUE,SHIMANE, Feb. 22 Kyodo -Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.(Kyodo)

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Rally to demand return of 4 Russian-held islets

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at an annual rally held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2024, to demand the return of Russia-controlled, Japan-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Rally to demand return of 4 Russian-held islets

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at an annual rally held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2024, to demand the return of Russia-controlled, Japan-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Rally to demand return of 4 Russian-held islets

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks at an annual rally held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2024, to demand the return of Russia-controlled, Japan-claimed islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-DAILY LIFE

(240102) -- ZANZIBAR, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People entertain themselves at seaside in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Dec. 31, 2023. Zanzibar consists of two large coral islands - Zanzibar and Pemba, and more than 20 adjacent islets. For nearly 10 centuries, Zanzibar has blended the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia and Europe, becoming an important cultural attraction and holiday destination in East Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-DAILY LIFE

(240102) -- ZANZIBAR, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time in the Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Dec. 31, 2023. Zanzibar consists of two large coral islands - Zanzibar and Pemba, and more than 20 adjacent islets. For nearly 10 centuries, Zanzibar has blended the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia and Europe, becoming an important cultural attraction and holiday destination in East Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-DAILY LIFE

(240102) -- ZANZIBAR, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time in the Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Dec. 30, 2023. Zanzibar consists of two large coral islands - Zanzibar and Pemba, and more than 20 adjacent islets. For nearly 10 centuries, Zanzibar has blended the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia and Europe, becoming an important cultural attraction and holiday destination in East Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-DAILY LIFE

(240102) -- ZANZIBAR, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Vendors sell food at a night market in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Dec. 31, 2023. Zanzibar consists of two large coral islands - Zanzibar and Pemba, and more than 20 adjacent islets. For nearly 10 centuries, Zanzibar has blended the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia and Europe, becoming an important cultural attraction and holiday destination in East Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-DAILY LIFE

(240102) -- ZANZIBAR, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman walks past a church in the Stone Town of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Dec. 30, 2023. Zanzibar consists of two large coral islands - Zanzibar and Pemba, and more than 20 adjacent islets. For nearly 10 centuries, Zanzibar has blended the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia and Europe, becoming an important cultural attraction and holiday destination in East Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-DAILY LIFE

(240102) -- ZANZIBAR, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists watch a turtle on an island of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Dec. 29, 2023. Zanzibar consists of two large coral islands - Zanzibar and Pemba, and more than 20 adjacent islets. For nearly 10 centuries, Zanzibar has blended the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia and Europe, becoming an important cultural attraction and holiday destination in East Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR-DAILY LIFE

(240102) -- ZANZIBAR, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy leisure time on a beach of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Dec. 31, 2023. Zanzibar consists of two large coral islands - Zanzibar and Pemba, and more than 20 adjacent islets. For nearly 10 centuries, Zanzibar has blended the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia and Europe, becoming an important cultural attraction and holiday destination in East Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials take to the streets after a rally in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Dec. 1, 2023, seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of four Russian-held, Japanese claimed islets off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials march the streets in Tokyo's Ginza area on Dec. 1, 2023 in a rally seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido

Japanese former residents of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials hold a rally in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Dec. 1, 2023, seeking the early return of the islets, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Japan PM Kishida at rally seeking return of 4 Russian-held islets

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during a rally in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2023, seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Japan PM Kishida at rally seeking return of 4 Russian-held islets

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during a rally in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2023, seeking the return of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islets off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Aging Japanese seek return of Takeshima from S. Korea

MATSUE, Japan - Yumiko Sugihara, 69, holds a picture book she has completed in the town of Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2013. The book tells the story of infant sea lions that were hunted near Takeshima, a group of islets in the Sea of Japan now controlled by South Korea, which calls them Dokdo.

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Aging Japanese seek return of Takeshima from S. Korea

MATSUE, Japan - Shoza Yawata, 84, shows materials he has collected regarding the ownership of a group of islets in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima by Japan and Dokdo by South Korea, in the town of Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2013. Yawata's father and brother were among 11 men who became the last Japanese to travel to Takeshima to harvest seaweed in May 1954, one month before South Korea started stationing security personnel on the islets.

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Aging Japanese seek return of Takeshima from S. Korea

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 23, 2013, shows Katsumi Iwataki (L), 88, and Wahei Hara, 94, in the town of Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture. Iwataki and Hara are among the very few Japanese people still alive who have visited Takeshima, a group of islets in the Sea of Japan now controlled by South Korea, which calls them Dokdo.

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S. Korea's Park up before IOC

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - South Korean soccer player Park Jong Woo heads for a disciplinary hearing by the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 11, 2013. The IOC held the hearing for Woo, who stirred controversy at the 2012 London Olympics by raising a banner in the bronze-medal match against Japan proclaiming his country's sovereignty over the Sea of Japan islets known as Takeshima in Japanese and Dokdo by Koreans.

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Local assembly members land on Senkaku Islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Hitoshi Nakama (C), a member of the municipal assembly of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, returns to Ishigaki Island on the evening of Jan. 3, 2012, after landing on one of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, a group of islets controlled by Japan and claimed also by China and Taiwan. Two assembly members including Nakama landed on Uotsuri Island that day.

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Local assembly members land on Senkaku Islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Hitoshi Nakama (R), a member of the municipal assembly of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, answers reporters' questions upon returning to Ishigaki Island on the evening of Jan. 3, 2012, after landing on one of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, a group of islets controlled by Japan and claimed also by China and Taiwan. Another assembly member, Tadashi Nakamine (L), also landed on Uotsuri Island the same day.

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Abe, Putin meet at APEC to discuss islets row, other issues

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at a hotel in Sydney on Sept. 8 prior to their talks.

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Abe, Putin meet at APEC to discuss islets row, other issues

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at a hotel in Sydney on Sept. 8 prior to their talks.

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Abe, Putin meet at APEC to discuss islets row, other issues

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a hotel in Sydney on Sept. 8. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit.

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Chinese beer takes on name of disputed isles

SHANGHAI, China - Cans of Diaoyudao Beer sold in southern China by a brewery in Guangzhou since 2012 show the slogan "Diaoyudao, Territory of China," as seen in this photo taken on Dec. 9, 2014. Diaoyudao or Diaoyu Islands is the Chinese name for the Senkaku Islands, a set of uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea which China also claims.

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (front), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed dock on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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H.K. activists say they will "fish" off Senkakus

HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong activists claiming Chinese sovereignty over the Japanese-administered Senkaku islets in East China Sea set sail for a "fishing" voyage there from Hong Kong on Sept. 15, 2014.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with S. Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe meets with the press in Seoul, South Korea, on July 25, 2014, after meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye. Bilateral relations have nosedived to the worst level in years over differing views on wartime history and over the ownership of islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Takeshima meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Cross-party Japanese lawmakers and officials and fishermen from Shimane Prefecture hold a meeting in Tokyo on June 5, 2014, aiming for the swift resolution of the territorial issue over the South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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Takeshima meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Masazumi Gotoda, senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, speaks at a meeting of cross-party Japanese lawmakers and officials and fishermen from Shimane Prefecture in Tokyo on June 5, 2014, aiming for the swift resolution of the territorial issue over the South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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GSDF troops conduct drill to take back remote island

AMAMI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force troops conduct a landing exercise on Eniyabanare Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2014, in a simulated operation to take back an enemy-occupied remote island amid strained ties with China over a territorial dispute involving a group of islets in the East China Sea.