Japan also has other small islands, such as the Nampo-Shoto islands that extends from south of Tokyo all the way down to the Bonin Islands.

Oh! speaking of the Bonin Islands, this the southernmost set of the Nampo-Shoto, that extends *gasp* all the way down to the northern Mariana Islands.

The Bonin Island is part of the Ogasawara Island group, which includes the infamous Iwo Jima island where one of the Pacific WWII battles were fought.

Oh, and let's not forget the Ryuku Islands that rightfully belongs to the native Okinawans who lived there.

It's sad to see the Okinawan culture subside in recent years, due to Japanese influence, and constant discrimination.

And the Diaoyutai that's east of the main Okinawan island is illegally occupied by Japan, if they want to apply the same logic to Dokdo. It should be occupied by China.

Lastly, Dae-Ma Do, which is an island more near to S Corea and also can be seen off the Pusan coastline, is supposed to be a part of S Corea. I don't know how S Corea lost the battle to that island which is called "tsushima" in Japanese.

So why the hell does Japan want more small tiny islands when they already have TONS of small islands that's not even used by Japan (i.e. Nampo Shoto, Bonin Island, Diaoyutai)???

Yes. i agree with you. Shame on Japan.
They just wont learn until they get whipped. Firstly though, Korea must be unified. when will thsi happen

Japan is a nation that practice or have policies of territorial or economic expansion. That is why...

why does korea want takeshima? it rightfully belongs to japan.

Korea already has Dokto/Takeshima. I hope Korea takes Tsushima. Tsushima used to be under Korea's control, and most of the people there feel kinship with Korea as well.

Horse $hit, as you're the typical Japanese who's brainwashed by all those salvation army whitewashed textbooks the crumby Japanese public schools preach to their kids.

I swear, a lot of students in Japan are like "yes-sir" lemmings.

A lot of them need to study abroad to understand what REALLY happened in the past between Japan and her neighbors.

And dude, there's even a Japanese postal stamp that has a picture of Dokdo with the Corean peninsula.

Ni baboh gahtun nom!

Lets not talk about this anymore.

Japan owns dokdo, Korea owns Japan.

End of discussion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmVRV_dGvv4

Dude calm the fu-k down

Japan is in a fight with all its neighbors.. China, Korea, Russia.

Japans in a fight with Russia?

Shut up stupid Japanese 왜놈 새끠

no need to trash her ethnicitiy~ korea have islands too its not like dokdo is the only island nest to korea~ i can't understand why japan would actually want any island besides their own Okinawa, its like a ocean paradise, dokdo is hardly habitatable~

Im a HE btw. And im also half-korean.

And lol azn_leaki ill tell you why Japan is in a spite with all of its neighbors. THe islands themselves really dont mean anything, i mean every country has the technology to make their own island. Its Whats UNDERNEATH those islands that their interested about. OIL, NATURAL GAS. Japan recently found out that China was stealing its oil by making a pipeline into Japan's water territory. if you ask me, Japan's issue with Korea is a pebble compared with China.

Yes.

The Kuril Islands remains in dispute between these two countries.



Most islands don't have anything under them at all. It is the 200 nautical miles of territorial waters that comes with these islands.
If you ask me, you shouldn't worry about China. You should worry about Japan instead. Making stupid aggressive territorial claims which puts herself in dispute with all 3 of her neighboring countries (S Korea, China and Russia).

dokdo has fishing opportunity, while the china japanese disputed island has oil

watever, u seem like a girl~ mi bad tho, and no oil have been found under dokdo~

if they dont raise so many kids, they wouldnt have land disputes and such .. i was a little obsessive over japan, but if things like nationalism and imperialism comes agian -- i would have to deplete my knowledge of the japanese langauge.

Natural Gas worth 1 trillion bucks have been found

i say u ly unless u present sources, non bias

i think someone needs to learn history

Forget it.. Typical Wapanese who need to research on North East-Asian Relations

provided sources that aren't bias toward japan or korea~