By SHUN NIEKAWA/ Staff Writer
September 25, 2019 at 16:50 JST
The Japan Coast Guard on May 20 surveys an area where the tiny islet of Esanbehanakitakojima once emerged. The outcrop was located about 500 meters from the coastal village of Sarufutsu in Hokkaido. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The Japan Coast Guard on Sept. 24 said it still cannot find an islet off Hokkaido that expands Japan’s territorial waters by about 0.03 square kilometer. [Read More]
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