I have got to agree with the link,, this has got to be one of the dumbest disputes ever.

For the last couple of years, every so often this problem arises. The most recent spate was because an obscure US governmental department changed the status of the islands from Korean to disputed. I really should not say islands, I should say rocks. OK, big rocks.

The area does have rich fishing grounds, and possible Natural Gas deposits, but other than that, they are rocks. And the Koreans continuously get excited about them. They have sent fighter jets to intercept Japanese newspaper aircraft, and they maintain a garrison of border guards on the island. I would not suppose they have much recreation.

In Japan, this really gets a yawn, it is a non issue.