Japan is using YouTube to bolster assertions of ownership over islands also claimed by neighboring China and South Korea. Japan's Foreign Ministry published the two videos on its official YouTube channel, under the username MOFAchannel, October 16. In one, Tokyo's claim over the Senkaku islands -- known as the Diaoyu islands in China -- are supported through old black-and-white photographs and a timeline of events starting with a document dating back to 1895. In the other, similar pictures and a chronology of events starting from 1900 illustrate Japan's claim to the Takeshima islands, known as the Dokdo islands in Korean.
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Japan posts YouTube videos on official channel supporting claims to disputed islands
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China, South Korea criticize Japan's moves as "provocative"
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Tokyo says it will not take down controversial videos and will add more
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