A team of Japanese surveyors yesterday sailed to a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea, the Diaoyutais, that the nationalistic governor of Tokyo wants to buy, with Beijing lodging a “serious protest” at the action. Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, known for his outspoken views, dispatched the team that arrived at the island chain claimed by Taiwan, China and Japan, known as Senkaku in Japan. Read More
