michiaka yama ka, nhk world, japan. >>> i spoke with a visiting professor who specializes in international affairs. chinese people are angry that the japanese government nationalized the islands. did the japanese leaders expect this kind of reaction? >> well, i did, and i hope they did. but unfortunately, the feeling of the japanese government is this. they thought the nationalization would help because the owner, landowner, get the money, and the governor of tokyo would sell the nationalization to the -- the idea to the japanese government. so the japanese government thought that they could sell this deal to the chinese side. unfortunately, the chinese didn't buy it. the reason, one of the biggest reason is that they are in the middle of the politically sensitive season. >> now, the chinese government officials say japanese representatives agree to avoid any territorial action on the senkakus. they say the japanese broke the promise. what's your take on this? >> well, they say there's an idea of shelvif inving the issu senkaku. there must have been some kind of unilateral practice by some