[Brief translation]
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara has taken action against China's insistence that Okinotorishima Island, Japan's southernmost island, is a mere rock. He also criticized China for conducting marine research within the EEZ around Okinotorishima Island without notifying Japan. Mr. Ishihara's counteroffensive against China is to consider locating facilities for an ocean thermal energy conversion system developed by a professor at Saga University Haruo Uehera. Mr. Ishihara is also determined to initiate economic activities in order to demonstrate that Okinotorishima Island is Japanese territory.