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The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

- Shinzo Abe
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Shinzo Abe
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Japan's beautiful seas and its territory are under threat, and young people are having trouble finding hope in the future amid economic slump. I promise to protect Japan's land and sea, and the lives of the Japanese people no matter what.

My hope is that the 21st century will be the first century where there will be no violation of human rights, and to that end, Japan would like to do our outmost.

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The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.