The Senkaku Islands Constitute an Intrinsic Part of Japan

Under international law, when no objections are submitted to an exercise of the right of
acquisition through occupation, the sovereignty right is said to be accepted by
international society then, it is established, or more specifically, ratified.
In the case of Japan‟s sovereignty over the Senkakus, there is evidence to support the
sovereignty beyond ratification by acceptance without opposition. Later on, despite the
fact that the Republic of China and People‟s Republic of China were in a position capable
of issuing objections, rather than doing so, they actively recognized Japan‟s sovereignty
over the islands. In other words, their actions can be viewed as a ratification of the status
quo. The listing of evidence acknowledging ratification would be very long; hence, only
five of the most conclusive examples are documented here. Among the examples is
documented evidence which amounts to acknowledgement by China, itself, of Japan‟s
sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands.
Of them, (1) to (3), below, refer to references contained in an article titled, “Japanese
Government: The Foundation for Japan’s Territorial Dominon over the Senkaku
Islands!” published on August 7, 2008 by Takahana Yutaka, chairman of Teikei Inc. In
September of the same year, the Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact
(chairman: Kase Hideaki) translated the article into English and posted it on its Englishlanguage
website for dissemination to the world.
In the aftermath of illegal activities in waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands by
Chinese fishing boats, and the subsequent seizure and arrests by Japanese authorities, the
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact felt the need for people everywhere to be
informed of the truth concerning Japan‟s sovereignty over the Senkakus. Last September,
the society sent out bulletins globally announcing Takabana‟s article in its email
newsletter (No. 30). Response to the article has been strong and, for the most part,
positive. As many people know, the article was featured in several magazines such as the
Japanese monthly magazine, WILL. And, copies of photos (1) & (2) were displayed in
various articles and reprinted in the Japanese weekly magazine, Shukan Post.
Photos (1) & (2), reprinted in published articles, were taken from the Takahana piece.
However, as would be discovered later, similar maps had already been printed in the 19page
booklet, About the Senkaku Islands, published in 1972 by the Intelligence and
Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as mentioned in Section 7,
above. Despite discovering such crucial evidence and releasing it through the booklet,
the ministry has so far failed to make these facts widely known to the Japanese people or
those overseas.
The five examples of documented evidence are as follows.
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