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 It’s a mystery how this small island became home to so many fluffy bunny rabbits, but cute-obsessed Japanese tourists can’t get enough of Okunoshima. (Japan’s unusual Rabbit Island, Okunoshima) When it comes to dramatic island makeovers, the story of Okunoshima has to be one …Read More: Asia: Thousands of Tourists Flock to Japan’s Adorable “Rabbit Island”  Leaving aside the politics of Asia’s most hotly contested island territory, just what are the essential facts to know about this small group of privately-owned isles? (The remote East China Sea islands) To the Chinese, they are the Diaoyu Islands, while the Japanese have long regarded them as …Read More: Asia: The Story Behind the Disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands  The Governor of Tokyo has a simple solution for maintaining control over hotly disputed islands also claimed by the Chinese and Taiwanese governments – just buy them! (The disputed Senkaku Islands, in the East China Sea) It may be surprising that a few isolated snippets of land could cause so …Read More: Asia: Japan Raises 1 Billion Yen to Buy Senkaku Islands  Japan’s balmy tropical islands in the area of Okinawa seem like an ideal place to set up camp and live like a hermit, and one 76-year old man has done just that for more than two decades. (Sotobanari Image Courtesy of Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) When it …Read More: Asia: A Real Island Hermit Found Near Okinawa  Tokyo’s governor recently said that he was in negotiations with the owner of three islands that fall within rich fishing waters also claimed by China and Taiwan. (The disputed Senkaku Islands Group) Shintaro Ishihara, the outspoken and nationalistic governor of Tokyo, is no stranger to controversy, and his latest announcement …Read More: Asia: Japan Mulls Purchase of Disputed Private Islands |
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