... of two and a half centuries. There had not been any military action until recently. The incident in 2012 nearly caused a war between China and Japan. A fishing boat went into the area controlled by the Japanese and rammed a Japanese Coast Guard Vessel, nearly sinking the boat. Though this was done by a local fisherman, the Japanese still used this as another attempt by China to try and provoke Japan ... into giving them the islands. China's reason for wanting these islands almost seems childish on today's political stage. They do not want these islands for any militaristic reason, and t...

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... and that, being "a product of [his] native [land]," h! e was prone to making irreverent comments that "rocked the boat" of the Japanese sumo world, or to unacceptable behavior such as crying after a lost match (1998:39-41). (11) Konishiki's behavior went against the canons of sumo (i.e. that it is a ritual-sport surviving from ancient Japan, and that it embodies honorable, chivalrous, sacred ... which sumo tradition was invented, and have shown how the invention, best seen as a discursive process, has been conditioned and necessitated by social and political circumstances. At the end of t...

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... and sea grasses which normally act as filters for residue are also being destroyed. This has led to an increase in the amount of sediment that reaches coral reefs. Mangrove forests are often cut for firewood or removed to create open beaches. Prawn harvesters, who are people that hunt for edible crustaceans, will also clear tropical forests in order to create artificial ... prawn farms. Marine fish are in great danger mostly because of the awe-inspiring beauty they hold. Seahorse population has receded more than 25 percent since ... are especially toxic to marine life. When diving and ...

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