Group Of Islands

Japan Dept: A total of 14 people travelled to the group of islands, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, on the emotionally charged anniversary of Japan's surrender in WWII. The islands also are claimed by Taiwan, according to CTV. Tensions also flared elsewhere on the anniversary and tOKYO -- Police in Japan say they have arrested five activists who travelled by boat from Hong Kong to a set of Japanese-controlled islands to press China's claim to the disputed territory. The Japanese police said they detained five of the activists for violating Japanese immigration law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.