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Senkaku islets

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands, part of the five main islands in the Senkaku group in the East China Sea, on Sept. 11, 2013, a year after the Japanese government purchased the three islands, which are also claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

BEIJING, China - People stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase on Sept. 11 of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them. Anti-Japan demonstrations have taken place in Beijing for seven consecutive days since Japan's nationalization of the islets.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

BEIJING, China - People stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 17, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase on Sept. 11 of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them. Anti-Japan demonstrations have taken place in Beijing for seven consecutive days since Japan's nationalization of the islets.

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Anti-Japan protest in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Residents of Chinese descents stage a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Sept. 16, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Residents of Chinese descents stage a rally in front of the Japanese Consulate General in New York on Sept. 16, 2012, to protest Japan's purchase of three islets of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a Japanese supermarket in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a gatehouse of a factory of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a factory of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Photo shows Japanese supermarket Heiwado in Changsha, Hunan Province, after its windows were broken by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - A woman holding a Chinese flag stands inside a Japanese-made car calling for the car not to be attacked in Hunan Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators throw plastic bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province being trashed by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Photo shows a Japanese-made police car overturned by anti-Japan demonstrators in Changsha in Hunan Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - A protestor attacks the window of a Japanese restaurant with a golf club in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Photo shows Japanese supermarket Heiwado in Changsha, Hunan Province, after its windows were broken by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators overturn a Japanese-made car in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - An anti-Japan demonstrator tosses a television from a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province as protestors rampage through the restaurant on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators overturn a Japanese-made car in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Armed police stand in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012, against a backdrop of plastic bottles hurled by demonstrators. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

CHANGSHA, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators hold up a defaced picture of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Changsha in Hunan Province on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japanese demonstrators and armed police face off on either side of barricades in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A man climbs atop barricades during a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japanese demonstrators try climbing over barricades in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Demonstrators gather in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - People participate in an anti-Japan demonstration in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Demonstrators march in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

XIAN, China - Demonstrators march in Xian in Shaanxi Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

XIAN, China - Demonstrators march in Xian in Shaanxi Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

XIAN, China - Demonstrators march in Xian in Shaanxi Province on Sept. 15, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands. Similar rallies were staged the same day across China.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Dozens of demonstrators gather for a fourth day in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 14, 2012. They were protesting the Japanese government's purchase of land on three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from their Japanese owners. China claims sovereignty over the islets and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Dozens of demonstrators gather for a fourth day in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 14, 2012. They were protesting the Japanese government's purchase of land on three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from their Japanese owners. China claims sovereignty over the islets and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Dozens of demonstrators gather for a fourth day in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 14, 2012. They were protesting the Japanese government's purchase of land on three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from their Japanese owners. China claims sovereignty over the islets and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Dozens of demonstrators gather for a fourth day in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 14, 2012. They were protesting the Japanese government's purchase of land on three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from their Japanese owners. China claims sovereignty over the islets and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Japan-China territorial row

BEIJING, China - Dozens of demonstrators gather for a fourth day in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 14, 2012. They were protesting the Japanese government's purchase of land on three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from their Japanese owners. China claims sovereignty over the islets and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Japan-China territorial row

BEIJING, China - Dozens of demonstrators gather for a fourth day in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 14, 2012. They were protesting the Japanese government's purchase of land on three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from their Japanese owners. China claims sovereignty over the islets and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Japan-China territorial row

BEIJING, China - Dozens of demonstrators gather for a fourth day in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 14, 2012. They were protesting the Japanese government's purchase of land on three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from their Japanese owners. China claims sovereignty over the islets and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Japan to bring Senkakus under state control

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane chartered by Kyodo News on Sept. 2, 2012, shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands, part of a group of 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 three islands in the Senkaku Islands group on its plan to bring them under state control, government sources said on Sept. 5.

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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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LDP lawmakers depart for Seoul despite entry ban

SEOUL, South Korea - Demonstrators set fire to the photos of three Japanese Diet members before the lawmakers' arrival later in the day at Seoul's Gimpo International Airport on Aug. 1, 2011. The parliamentarians, who planned to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets, were refused entry into South Korea upon their arrival at the airport.

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LDP lawmakers depart for Seoul despite entry ban

SEOUL, South Korea - Demonstrators hold photos of three Japanese Diet members before the lawmakers' arrival later in the day at Seoul's Gimpo International Airport on Aug. 1, 2011. The parliamentarians, who planned to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets, were refused entry into South Korea upon their arrival at the airport.

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LDP lawmakers depart for Seoul despite entry ban

SEOUL, South Korea - Demonstrators protest at Seoul's Gimpo International Airport on Aug. 1, 2011, before the arrival of three Japanese Diet members later in the day. The parliamentarians, who planned to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets, were refused entry into South Korea upon their arrival at the airport.

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Japan lawmaker angry over S. Korea's entry ban

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitaka Shindo, a lawmaker of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on July 30, 2011. He expressed angry over South Korea's decision to slap an entry ban on him and three colleagues planning to visit Ulleungdo, a South Korean island that serves as the administrative and military base for a pair of contested islets in the Sea of Japan.

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S. Korea envoy returns to Japan after protesting islets claim

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun speaks to reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo after he returned to his Tokyo post on Aug. 5, three weeks after he was recalled to Seoul in protest against Japan's claim to sovereignty over two South Korean-controlled islets in a teaching guideline for junior high schools.

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Russian Orthodox saint statue erected on disputed island

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo of a 3-meter-high saint statue erected by Russia on Suisho Island, one of the small islets in the Habomai group of islands, on July 24. Japan has long called for the return of the Habomai islet group together with three larger islands off Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island.

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Mori observes disputed islands off Hokaido

NEMURO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori looks at the Habomai group of islets through a telescope April 7 from Cape Nosappu. Mori also observed the Habomai and three other disputed islands off eastern Hokkaido aboard a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter. Mori held a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in late March in Irkutsk, eastern Siberia, to try to settle with Russia issues involving the islands.

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Russia ready to release all 20 Japanese fishermen

NEMURO, Japan - Russia tells Japan on Sept. 1 it will release all 20 crew members of three Japanese fishing boats seized Aug. 27 near the Russian-held, disputed Habomai group of islets east of Hokkaido, Japan. But it said the captains and the boats will be kept in custody ''for a while'' because of the ongoing investigation. Photo shows the fishing boats being towed on Aug. 28 at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, known as Furukamappu in Japan, on Kunashiri Island, another Russian-held island claimed by Japan.

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Russian Orthodox saint statue erected on disputed island

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo of a 3-meter-high saint statue erected by Russia on Suisho Island, one of the small islets in the Habomai group of islands, on July 24. Japan has long called for the return of the Habomai islet group together with three larger islands off Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea envoy returns to Japan after protesting islets claim

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun speaks to reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo after he returned to his Tokyo post on Aug. 5, three weeks after he was recalled to Seoul in protest against Japan's claim to sovereignty over two South Korean-controlled islets in a teaching guideline for junior high schools. (Kyodo)

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PM Abe eyes progress in territorial dispute with Russia

File photo taken January 2013 shows the Habomai group of islets (above), off Japan's Cape Nosappu (below), which are claimed by Japan, along with three other Russian-held islands. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to arrange mutual visits between the two countries with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016, with the aim of resolving the long-standing bilateral territorial dispute. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP lawmakers depart for Seoul despite entry ban

SEOUL, South Korea - Demonstrators hold photos of three Japanese Diet members before the lawmakers' arrival later in the day at Seoul's Gimpo International Airport on Aug. 1, 2011. The parliamentarians, who planned to visit a South Korean island near a pair of disputed islets, were refused entry into South Korea upon their arrival at the airport. (Kyodo)