Small Islands – Big Problem: Senkaku/Diaoyu and the Weight of History and Geography in China-Japan Relations

In December 2010, the Okinawan city of Ishigaki (within which Japanese administrative law incorporates these islands) adopted a resolution to declare 14 January to be “Senkaku Islands Colonization Day.” The “Colonization Day” is intended to commemorate the incorporation of the islands by cabinet dec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gavan McCormack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011-01-01
Series:Japan Focus
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Online Access:http://www.japanfocus.org/articles/view/3464