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Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands): Governmental Resources

Links to Okinawa Prefectural Government & Municipalities

Okinawa Prefectural Government / 沖縄県
Okinawa Prefectural Assembly/沖縄県議会
Okinawa Prefectural Government Executive Office of the Governor Regional Security Policy Division / 沖縄県知事公室地域安全政策課
Ishigaki City / 石垣市 (Google Translation available for English)
- 尖閣諸島の概要 / The Summary of Senkaku Islands / 尖閣諸島的概要 - Brochure & videos on Senkaku Islands are available in Japanese, English and Chinese.

Links to Central Government

11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Japan Coast Guard) / 大‘十一管区海上保安本部（海上保安庁）
Japan Coast Guard is divided into eleven region which facilitates Japan's coast guard operations. 11th Regional Coast Guard headquarters located in Naha, Okinawa patrols Senkaku Islands.
Ministry of Defense / 防衛省・自衛隊
Japan Joint Staff, Ministry of Defense /防衛省統合幕僚監部
Okinawa Defense Bureau / 沖縄防衛局
The Government of Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs / 外務省

Okinawa Prefectural Government - Regional Security-related Publications

Regional Security Policy Research Report / 地域安全政策調査研究報告書

Okinawa in the Asia-Pacific Region - / - アジア太平洋地域の中の沖縄 - * All reports in English

2013 (Okinawa Asia-Pacific Partnership Forum)
2014 (Okinawa Asia-Pacific Partnership Forum "Peace and Security in East Asia" "Crisis Management and Regional Coorperation in Island Territories")

Survey on Okinawa's Attitude toward Regional Security / 地域安全保障に関する県民意識調査平成２７年度
Includes Overview of Survey and 30 questions regarding Okinawan's attitude toward regional security concerning East Asian countries

Government Resources on Senkaku Islands

Office of Policy Planning and Coordination on Territory and Sovereignty / 内閣官房　領土・主権対策企画調整室
Includes:
- Information on Senkaku Islands/尖閣諸島, Northern Territories/北方領土 and Liancourt Rocks/竹島.
- Videos on territories and flyers on Senkaku
Islands and Liancourt Rocks.
- （日本語）尖閣諸島に関する資料の委託調査報告書（平成２６年~３０年）
- (English) Commissioned Research Report on Archives of Senkaku Islands (2014~2016)
- Photograph Collection of the Senkaku Islands (1970.7.9~7.12)
- 尖閣諸島フォトギャラリー
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japanese Territory / 外務省日本の領土をめぐる情勢
- Includes Japanese Territory Information, Japanese Territory Q&A and Territory-related videos.
- Click Senkaku Islands/尖閣諸島 to go to its main page.
Japan Coast Guard / 海上保安庁
(Japanese) 広報＞尖閣諸島周辺海域における中国公船及び中国漁船の活動状況について
Ministry of Defense Annual White Papers
Tokyo Metropolitan Government's website on the Senkaku Islands
- About the Senkaku Islands,
- Field Investigation
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Website of the Senkaku Islands / 東京都尖閣諸島ホームページ
For Japanese, click 日本語 on the top right corner of the homepage.

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