Japan attaches great importance to its friendly ties with the People's Republic of China and other neighbors. We believe that it is necessary for all the parties to approach this matter calmly, so as not to adversely affect the ties. That is the position of the Government of Japan. You may have heard that on 10 September, the group applied for authorization to make this structure a lighthouse in the legal sense. The Government of Japan is now considering how to approach this matter carefully on the basis of the Government of Japan's basic position on the Senkaku Islands which I have just described to you.
Japan is a country governed by law.
We have what we call the rule of law here. There is a limit to what the Government can do under the existing laws and regulations of Japan. Part of the dispute seems to center on the fact that some boats, including the ones members of this group were on, have been allowed in, whereas many other boats have not been allowed anywhere near the Island. That's lead to the charge of bias by the Government. There were twenty different approaches that were made.