Senkaku" on Chinese Maps
LDP lawmakers hold press conference
Yoshiaki Harada a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) speaks about Japan's claim to the Senkaku Islands during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on March 24, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. The Senkaku Islands, or Diaoyu Islands as they are referred to by the Chinese, are a disputed island group situated between China, Taiwan and Japan. Harada and fellow LDP member, Satsuki Katayama, presented their conclusions to an investigation into the issue of sovereignty over the islands. According to the pair, China only recently made a claim for the islands and old Chinese maps show the islands with Japanese names proving that Japan is the legitimate owner. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)