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Justme100001 t1_j9ll265 wrote

They just zoomed in some more on Google Maps...

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Tonyhillzone t1_j9lo1pm wrote

Japanese islands. Hide n' Seek champions for the last 100,000 years or so

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Ok-Class6897 t1_j9qolf5 wrote

Countries with oceans around them will defend even small islands to the death. This is because the loss of such an island would reduce the size of their territory. It would be the same in the UK.

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Thomas_JCG t1_j9m4dd3 wrote

I have to imagine any rock sticking out of the water counts as an island.

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redsterXVI t1_j9mxyb6 wrote

No need to imagine. And all the volcanic activity in their region constantly creates new islands.

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farfetchedfrank t1_j9lqrxc wrote

I wonder if they have any soldiers who think WW2 is still going.

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bedrooms-ds t1_j9m9fam wrote

On the web I see Japanese conservative majority fighting dirty gaijins to protect Japan.

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Kermitoxic t1_j9mu5lv wrote

Wait, how is this oniony?

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bedrooms-ds t1_j9llppy wrote

Fox is allowed here? WTF I thought they had a source filter.

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blahbleh112233 t1_j9lwjpv wrote

It's not implausible. The entire South China Sea is basically a fight over what rock formation technically constitutes an "island" so Japan/Korea/Taiwan/China can claim a wider fishing territory. Think the fight for Pluto, if Pluto being a planet meant a country would gain or lose billions of dollars

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hwandangogi t1_j9mnmh8 wrote

Korea isn't near the South China sea tho. You're thinking of the Sea of Japan(East Sea)

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mojavekoyote t1_j9nds0b wrote

My money is on them doing this to lay claim on the islands and the 12 juicy nautical miles of internationally-defined territorial (or a whopping 200 nautical miles of exclusive economical) water rights around those islands.

Edit:. Nope nvm, it won't increase their territory, it's just for cataloging.

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Inconceivable-2020 t1_j9q4l59 wrote

Tomorrow, most of them will be below the surface again.

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Ok-Class6897 t1_j9qo5mu wrote

They say there are actually 100,000 islands. Since we're counting islands with a radius of 100 meters or more this time, there are countless islands with a radius of less than 100 meters.

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