"This has happened before and in some cases the islands disappeared. If it becomes a full-fledged island, we would be happy to have more territory."
— Japan

January 1, 1970

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Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief government spokesman, quoted on Fox News, "New island off Japan keeps growing and growing" (19 December 2013).