Why Japan may cede the Senkakus to China
(WorldNews Japan)

The People`s Republic of China is turning up the heat around Japan`s Senkaku Islands, which the Chinese also claim and call the Diaoyu Islands. It is challenging Japanese control and has warned Tokyo not to complain the next time a host of Chinese fishing boats swarm the area with Chinese Coast Guard and PLA Navy ships providing cover. And this is likely to happen sooner rather than later. Japan`s defense minister, Taro Kono, said at an early August news conference that the Japanese Self Defense Forces (JSDF) “will act firmly when necessary while joining hands with the Japan Coast Guard.” Kono declined to provide details, saying: “We do not want to show our cards.” Many Western observers...