seven of them landed on uotsuri island, one of the senkakus. the remaining members will return to hong kong soon. chinese government authorities demanded japan release the group m immediately. noda met with ministers to discuss the issue on friday. they decided not to pursue indictments and to deport the group back to hong kong. no one lives on the senkaku islands. they're in the east china sea. japanese government officials say documents show japan incorporated the islands into it's territory in 1895. they saw the senkakus are under japanese control and that no issue of territorial sovereignty exists. china and taiwan began to claim the senkakus as theirs in the early 1970s after researchers found potential petroleum resources on the continental shelf nearby. two years ago a chinese troller collided with a japanese patrol boat near the islands. the skipper was deported without being indicted. for a more in depth look sherri ann spoke with a professor from university of tokyo, a specialist on jan/china relations. >> how should we interpret the

island of uotsuri. prime minister noda decided to expel the activists and journalists without pressing charges. his administration has vowed to take specific measures to prevent similar incidents. no one lives on the senkaku islan islands. japanese government officials say documents show japan incorporated the islands into its territory in 1895. they say the senkakus are under japanese control, and na no issue of territorial sovereignty exists. china and taiwan began to claim the senkakus as theirs in the early 1970s after researchers found potential petroleum resources on the continental shelf nearby. two years ago a chinese trawler collided with a japanese patrol boat near the islands. the skipper was deported. for a more in depth look into the issue, our colleague spoke with a professor from the university of tokyo. he's a specialist on japan/china relations. >> how should we interpret the japanese government's response to the latest incident? >> well, i suppose the japanese government wants to send the clear message that it doesn't want to make the problem any bigger. you know, the background to this is the fact that in 2004 the cabinet at the time did a very similar thing. they just sent back the chi

japan and china are caught up in a territorial dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. >>> the leaders of countries outside of the global power bloc are flexing their muscles at a summit of the nonaligned movement. we report from tehran. >> reporter: the meeting held every three years is attended this time by the leaders of more than 100 states around the world. most of them developing nations. the opening address was made by iran's supreme leader ayatollah khameni. he said it was time to break away from the influence of western powers and create a new world order. >> translator: iran regards any use of nuclear weapons as a serious crime, and does not possess them. it will never abandon the right to nuclear development for peaceful purposes. nations with nuclear weapons such as the u.s. and israel are a real threat to the world. >> reporter: also among the attendees was egyptian president morsi. he became the first egyptian leader to visit iran since the two countries broke off diplomatic ties more than 30 years ago when egypt signed a peace agreement with israel. mors

sentiment has risen in china since a group of hong kong activists landed illegally on one of japan's senkaku island. the islands in the east china sea are also claimed by china and taiwan. >>> people in japan's northeast are focused on overcoming the challenges of the 2011 disaster. it won't be easy. they have to rebuild homes, businesses entire communities. we will show you their struggles and their successes on the road ahead. every wednesday at 1:00 p.m. japan time. here on "newsline." >>> authorities in central japan have been rehearsing their response to terrorist attacks on a nuclear power plant. nearly 20 organizations took part in a drill at the government office. the participants included police and self-defense force personnel. the drill sa ncenario had terrorists using explosives to attack the plant causing power outages and possible radioactive leaks. participants practiced gathering information to assess damage. they also practiced helping residents leave. officials say the prefectural government hopes to strengthen inrmation between organizations. >>> radioactive cesium above the gove

the relationship is the best it has been in 40 years. >> the senkaku islands form japan's southern prefecture okinawa. several hong kong activists landed on one island last week to stave china's claim. they were arrested by japanese police. activist said they plan to return in october. he said japanese members committed a similar act on sunday when they visited the islands. >> tnslar: it's important not to call on one part it exercise self restraint. but for all nations resolve the issue peacefully. >> he says he doesn't want the islands dispute to ruin taiwan and japan's relationship. u.s. and south korean troops are training together to prepare for the possibility of war with north korea. north korean leaders condemned the action. about 56,000 south korean and 30,000 u.s. troops are rehearsing counter measures, testing out what they will do if north korean forces attack south korea. a north korean foreign ministry spokesperson says the drill is a provocation. north korean reported kim jong-un. kim told the servicemen north korea will fight a sacred war for reunification if enemies fire on i

opposition members say that the same weakness allowed hong kong activists to land on one of the senkaku islands which are controlled by japan. opposition politicians say noda should have used diplomacy to prevent the landings. >> so how has the noda administration reacted? >> well, members of noda's own democratic party say that the motion will weaken the leadership of this country and send the wrong message diplomatically. they also say that there are a lot of domestic issues to solve and opposition parties should be helping. >> how do you think this will affect the japanese people? >> well, opposition parties are refusing to join deliberations in the diet, and they control the upper house. so that effectively shuts down the workings of parliament. ministers want to introduce measures to help lower income earners cope with the consumption tax hike. they want to reform the electoral system so that there are a similar number of voters in each constituency. and they want to pass bills to enact the budget. if they can't, that can cripple public services. so a lot of japanese people are criticizing

authorities arrested 14 people on wednesday after they illegally entered japanese territory, the senkaku islands. china, taiwan both claim the islands as their own. the japanese prime minister met with several of his ministers. then confirmed their decision. chief cabinet secretary, fujimora said the activists are now with the immigration authorities and will soon be deported. japanese government officials made a similar decision in 2004 when they deported chinese activists who landed on the senkakus. the prime minister at the time said he wanted to maintain relations with china. analysts say the government decision is based on that judgment. government leaders also decided to take a dispute over a territory in the sea of japan t international court of justice. the south korean government officials need to agree before the court will hear the case. >>> he says japan regard south korea as an important member of the united nations. he appealed to the government in seoul to allow the matter to be heard in court. foreign minister summoned south korean ambassador to inform him of the decision. south

japan and china are caught up in a territorial dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea> japan is now preparing to unilaterally refer its territorial dispute with south korea to the international court of justice. both countries claim sovereignty over the takeshima islands in japan. a japanese proposal was rejected to go to the court to together. japanese diplomat says there is no territorial dispute to settle. it says the islets are the countries's territory. their president recently visited the islands, causing japanese leaders to call for japanese. south korea is failing to offer a substantive counter proposal to resolve the issue. japanese government officials plan to petition the icj over the next few months. they will use his stories evidence that islets belong to japan. judges will not accept a trial unless south korea also agrees. but japanese leaders hope to win international support by showing that south korea's claims are groundless. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. do stay with us. we'll be back with more of you

. >>> japan's coast guard has released video of hong kong activists landing on one of the senkaku islands. police from japan's southernmost okinawa prefecture arrested them earlier this month. china and taiwan claim the islands in the east china sea. the video shows coast guard members warning the activists not to enter japan's territorial waters. the ships use a water cannon when the protesters ignore the warning. they try to stop the activist boat by firing water in front of it. two people on the boat throw what appear to be concrete bricks at patrol vessels. then the activists get close to the island. two vessels try to force their boat to change course by closing in on either side. japan later deported the 14 activists. >>> japan's ambassador to china has become a victim of an odd incident on the streets of beijing. ambassador uichiro niwa was traveling without a security escort on a highway in the chinese capital. two vehicles forced his car to a stop. then a man got out of one of the vehicles and grabbed the national flag attached to the front of the ambassador's car. ambassador niw

the relationship is the best it has been in 40 years. >> the senkaku islands form part of japan's southern most prefecture, okinawa. the taiwanese call them diaoyutai. several activists from hong kong landed on one of the islands last wednesday to stake china's claim. japanese police arrested them. then on sunday, a group of regional lawmakers from japan visited the islands. ma said it's important for all sides to exercise self restraint. >>> by 2010, a record 141,000 students were studying here and they keep coming. >>> students who study abroad get an education far beyond the classroom. they learn about customs, language, and culture. the number of foreign students in japan remain constant until around the year 2000. by 2010, a record 141,000 students were studying here, and they keep coming. nhk world has their stories. >> reporter: students here are studying corporate compliance. the students are all from other asian countries. waris came from thailand three years ago. he was interested in learning about japanese manufacturing and culture. we visited his apartment. >> translator: this

okinawa police arrested five on uotsurijima, one of the senkaku islands. the japan coast guard captured the other nine aboard their boat. a coast guard ship brought five of the activists to naha port and will bring the rest later. the activists claim they didn't need passports because they say the islands are chinese territo territory. nhk world's michitaka in beijing tells us about china's reaction to the incident in the east china sea. >> reporter: chinese newspapers have been giving wide coverage to the arrests. the communist party affiliated "global times" says in its editorial that the islands are chinese territory. it says china will not accept any legal procedure by japan and the arrested activists should be released without any conditions. protests were held in some major cities. in hong kong, pro and anti-china political parties have called for protests. demonstrators gathered in front of the japanese consulate general in hong kong. they chanted slogans demanding the return of the activists and an apology from japan. in the southern city of ga gua

. >>> anti-japan protests over the disputed senkaku islands continued in china on sunday. japan's embassy is advising japanese nationals in the region to stay on the alert. about 500 people took to the streets on sunday. they chanted "drive japan out of the islands" and "boycott japanese products." demonstrators also held a rally in the main city of hainan province. police were on high alert in dongguan, guangdong province, where many japanese companies have factories. officers detained a protester carrying the chinese flag but eventually a rally started in the afternoon. anti-japan protests started after the japanese authorities arrested a group of chinese activists who landed on the senkaku islands. protests took place in more than 20 cities last sunday, some turning violent. >>> japan's ground self-defense force has held a live fire drill at the foot of mt. fuji in central japan. the large-scale exercise assumed for the first time that a remote japanese island was under attack. the gsdf held the annual live fire drills at the higashi-fuji training camp. this year's exer

islands. the senkakus are uninhabited islets in the east china sea. they're under china's control but claimed by japan. noda says china started to lay claim to islands after the 1970s when the possibility of oil deposits was raised. he says the senkaku are an integral part of japan, both historically and under international law. noda also emphasized that, unlike takeshima, there remains no territorial issue to resolve over the senkakus. the lower house has also adopted a resolution condemning the landing. it calls the act extremely regrettable and says the government should do all it can, including increasing security, to solidify its control over the islands. >>> a court in norway has handed down a verdict for the man responsible for carrying out the country's worst ever mass murder. anders behring breivik has been sentenced to the maximum 21 years in prison. but a preventive detention clause means he'll likely spend the rest of his life in jail. the court ruled the 33-year-old defendant was sane enough to be aware that he was committing a crime. in j

islands. the senkakus are uninhabited islets in the south china sea. noda says china started to lay claim to islands after the 1970s when the possibility of oil deposits was raised. he says the senkaku are an integral part of japan, both historically and under international law. noda also emphasized that unlike takeshima, there remains no territorial issue to resolve over the senkakus. the lower house has adopted a resolution condemning the landing and calls the act extremely regrettable and says the government should do all it can, including increasing security to solidify its control over the islands. >>> a court in norway has handed down a verdict for the man responsible for carrying out the country's worst ever mass murder. anders breivik has been sentenced to the maximum 21 years in prison. but a preventive detention clause means he'll likely spend the rest of his life in jail. the court ruled the 33-year-old defendant was sane enough to be aware that he was committing a crime. in july 2011, breivik detonated a bomb in central oslo. shortly afterwa

japan incorporated the islands into its territory and calls them senkaku. china and taiwan have been saying their land is theirs since the 1970s. fujimora expressed regret over the visit. he said the government only allows some of its officials to go to senkaku and this group didn't have permission. but he dismissed china's diplomatic protest. >> translator: it is a fact that the senkaku islands belong to japan. history and international law back up japan's claim to the islands. therefore, there can be no dispute over the territory. >> fujimora says the tokyo metropolitan government has applied for permission for a number of its official senkaku. tokyo's governor is considering purchasing some of the islands privately owned by runted by japan. fujimura says the visit application will be viewed in line with peaceful and stable management of the territory. >>> south korean's ruling party is primed and ready for the country's upcoming presidential electi election. members of the party picked park as their presidential candidate for the december poll. she's the

the case involves the senkaku islands which japan controls but china and taiwan claim. coast guard spokespersons say seven activists on a fishing boat landed on the senkakus on wednesday in the east china sea. japan considers the islands part of its southernmost prefecture okinawa. police say the activists jumped off the boat and swam to uotsuri island. two of them went back to the vessel soon after landing. officers arrested the five activists who remained on the island on charges of illegal entry into japanese territory. the fishing boat left hong kong sunday. it entered japanese territorial waters near the senkakus despite repeated warnings from coast guard patrol vessels. in 2004 a group of seven chinese activists landed on the island. japanese authorities arrested them on charges of illegal entry, and deported them. in 2010 a trawler collided with two japanese boats. research ships and fisheries patrol boats and other vessels from china have frequently entered japan's waters since then. prime minister noda announced in july his government is planning to purchase som

islands in the east china sea. china and taiwan also claim the territories. chief cabinet secretary fujimora said the government's policy allows personnel to land on the senkakus. >> translator: the government concluded that landing on the islands goes against policy and negatively affects their peaceful and stable management. >> representatives of tokyo's government plan to conduct a survey on board a ship as soon as this week. they want to assess the island's property value. >>> the embassy says ambassador yuchiro niwa was not hurt. the embassy said niwa was in a car traveling on the highway in the chinese capital. it said a man got out of one of the vehicles and stole a japanese flag attached to the ambassador's car. the embassy is investigating the attack. the japanese embassy was -- has lodged a strong protest with the chinese foreign ministry. officials with the chinese foreign ministry say they sincerely regret that the incident occurred. >>> south korea's ambassador to japan and the governor of nagasaki say they'll work toward more neighborly relations. those ties have cooled in a dispute over the islands in the sea of japan. the japanese call them tak

government officials say he wants to explain his position over a dispute over the senkaku islands. china and taiwan also claim the territory. noda is expected to stress the importance of strategic mutually beneficial relations. japan and china will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties in september. noda is expected to call for talks among senior officials on a range of issues, including trade and north korea. senior vice foreign minister tsuyoshi yamaguchi will deliver the letter during a visit to beijing that starts during the day. japan's ambassador to china has been caught up in an unusual incident on the streets of beijing. ambassador uichiro niwa was traveling without a security escort on highway in the chinese capital. two vehicles forced his car to a stop. then a man got out of one of the vehicles. he grabbed the national flag attached to the front of the ambassador's car. ambassador niwa was not hurt in the incident. the japanese embassy has launched a strong protest with the chinese foreign ministry. the japanese embassy says it took not

members say the same weakness allowed hong kong activists to land on one of the senkaku islands controlled by japan. opposition says noda should have used diplomacy to prevent the landings. >> so how has the noda administration reacted? >> well, members of noda's own democratic party sayhat the motion will weaken the leadership of this country. and send its own message. there are a lot of domestications to solve and the party should be helping. >> how do you think this will effect the japanese people? >> the opposition party is refusing to join the diet and they control the upper house. that will stall the workings. ministers want to produce measures to help low income workers cope with the tax hike. they want to reform the electoral system so there are a same number of voters in each. and they want to pass bills in enlarge the budget. if they can't, that could cripple public services. a lot of people are criticizing that those parties are just playing political games at the expense of people's lives. >> how will all of this affect prime minister noda? >> you know, the censure is not bindi

. >>> a fishing boat with a group of activists from hong kong will head alone to the senkaku islands after taiwanese activists dropped their plan to sail and join them there. china and taiwan also claim the islands in the southernmost the boat carrying 14 people left hong kong on sunday and is now heading north in waters west of taiwan. the group's representative in hong kong says that the boat is expected to reach the senkaku at noon on wednesday. in chinese activists have cancelled their expedition. a spokesperson says they didn't want to cause problems for the skipper of the hired boat and also hinted that there was pressure from authorities to drop the plan. >>> social networking site twitter says more than 150 million olympic related tweets were made around the world during the london games. twitter announced its tweet estimate on its website, the top athletic moment in tweets was the men's 200-meter final in which jamaican usain bolt won gold. it drew 80,000 a minute. his 100-meter final win sparked 74,000 tweets a minute. another popular event was when the u.s. goalkeeper bloc

i found out about this rally while searching for information on the senkaku islands on line. >> we should boycott japanese and put pressure on japan. >> for people gathering, under the city in guandong province. it turned violent. demonstrators overturned press cars made in japan. some of them broke the windows of the building with japanese restaurant. rallies were also held in the province. they stood guard outside the japanese supermarket. they blocked off streets to stop the protest from expanding. other demonstrations were held in beijing, shanghai and hong kong. >> if the rallies continue, there's concern the protesters could start on the chinese government. chinese leaders fear the possibility of chaos and the parent related to take steps to demonstrations. nhk world, beijing. >> the japanese government is dealing with another territorial dispute. this one with its closest neighbor to the west. south korea is claiming sovereignty over islets in the sea of japan and erected a stone monument on one of them. south korean officials attended sun di's unveilinger is menny on takashima. th

the case involves the senkaku islands. japan considers it part of okinawa. china and taiwan both claim it as their own. coast guard spokespersons say the activists approached in a fishing boat. seven jumped off the vessel and made their way to the islands. two activists soon returned to the boat. coast guard personnel and the police questioned the five who remained on the island. then they arrested all the activists. police plan to transfer the group to their headquarters in okinawa for further questioning. the both left hong kong on sunday. it entered japanese waters on wednesday despite repeated warnings from coast guard patrol vessels. the boat carried a banner saying china cannot give up an inch of its territory. in 2010 a chinese trawler collided with two japanese patrol boats. research ships, fisheries, patrol boats and other vessels from china have frequently entered japan's territory waters since then. japan's top government spokesperson calls the incident regrettable. >> translator: we will strictly monitor the situation and do what is necessary in

it involves the disputed senkaku islands. japan continues the territory part of okinawa. china and taiwan both claim as their own. on wednesday five of the activists land the on one of the islands. they asserted china's sovereignty over the islands. they're handing them over to the immigration bureau. nine other activists who did not land on the island were transferred to the bureau on thursday as police determined their only crime was illegal entry. in march 2004 japan deported seven chinese activists two days after authorities arrested them for illegally handing on the islands. prime minister noda will call a meeting of relevant ministers on friday to discuss how to prevent a recurrence of such illegal landings on the islands. nhk world in beijing tells us about china's reaction to the incident in the east china sea. >> reporter: chinese newspapers have given wide coverage to the arrest. the communist party affiliated global times says in its editorial that they're chinese territory. it says china will not accept any legal procedure by japan, and the arrested activists

indicated that one of the topics will be the growing tensions between japan and china over the senkaku islands. she stressed that the islands fall under the scope of the japan/u.s. security treaty. she called on china, vietnam and the philippines it to find peaceful solutions to the territorial disputes. >> we don't want to see the disputes in the south china sea or anywhere else settled by intimidation, by force. we want to see them settled at the negotiati table. >> she said t u.s. is urging china to be more transparent about its military affairs. >>> international aid workers are wondering what to do about a growing exodus from syria. the u.n. refugee agency says more than 210,000 syrians have escaped the fighting between government and opposition forces. the office the u.n. high commissioner for refugees said more and more people are fleeing across syria's borders. 74,000 have escaped across the northern border into turkey. some 70,000 refugees are now in jordan. about 10,000 have crossed at that border in the past week alone. the number of arrivals doubled from the previous week. another

japan and china are in a dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. the japanese government has decided to limit its budget execution due to a possible lack of funding. the decision comes as lawmakers face difficulties passing a bill to issue debt covering bonds. these would be used to finance the budget for the current fiscal year. according to the decision on friday, the government will postpone about $50 billion in tax grants for municipalities. these were originally to be paid out on tuesday of next week. the government will reduce expenditure to at least half. university subsidy will be cut back to the same extent. $480 billion in debt covering bonds are needed to finance the total budget of over $1.1 trillion for the current fiscal year through march 2013. if government spending goes ahead as planned, the state coffers would be empty as early as october. government officials will continue for passage of the bill. they face obstacles. >>> we had a handful of economic indicators out in japan this day for july. let's start with industrial output wh

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senkaku to japan in 1972. the u.s. handed over the island to japan for its own purpose during the cold war this analyst says, so personally the u.s. should take the blame for the dispute of this island. the u.s. says that it is not taking a position in this current dispute, but it is treaty bound to defend the ally, japan. it has now begun war games with japan, a yearly routine and the aim this year is to seize back an island. chinese activists returning to hong kong harbor are just as determined to seize an island for themselves. stan grant, cnn, beijing. >>> a royal controversy brewing over prince harry caught in the buff in vegas. you do what you do... because it matters. at hp we don't just believe in the power of technology. we believe in the power of people when technology works for you. to dream. to create. to work. if you're going to do something. make it matter. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... ♪ [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerf

it follows contentious remarks he made on the japanese minister senkaku islands. japan ties and south korea ties have worsened. it's expected that japan will promote a deputy foreign minister to replace its currents ambassador to south korea. the u.s. ambassador is also set to be replaced. japan and u.s. have resolved issues including the u.s. military's plan to deploy the controversial osprey transport aircraft based in okinawa. back to you. >> thanks for that. >> meanwhile shares of heineken are trading are higher. the deal would give heineken an 82% stake in the beer maker. >> sticking with spirits, mexican tequila brand jose kuervo could be part of the diageo portfolio. diageo is due to release quarterly results on thursday and has not commented on the report. >> diageo is one of those companies in the uk very cash rich, getting majority of sales from emerging markets. very well covered dividends. so is it just with these companies a question of working out the entry point and valuations. >> they are very keen to capitalies on the strong bond market and in man

islands in the east china sea. japan controls the territory and calls it senkaku. china and taiwan claim the islands as their own. >>> the territorial dispute is just one issue creating friction between japan and south korea. lee myung bak's comments about the japanese emperor are causing a stir. the president said emperor akihito should offer a heartfelt apology to koreans who died fighting for independence from japan before he visits south korea. senior south korean official says the japanese government is overreacting. the official argues lee made the comment without malicious intent and that the president understands how people in japan feel about their emperor. but the official described their reaction to the comment as "unimaginably excessive." the official defended lee's visit to the disputed islets saying the president did nothing wrong and that japan should respond calmly. japanese authorities say they have not mentioned the emperor's visit to south korea. they plan to clarify the south korean's government stance in diplomatic channels. >>> opposition force