by stepping up its own surveillance, including keeping a small flotilla of coast guard ships near the islands, which are between Okinawa and Taiwan.

The purchase of the islands in September set off violent protests in China, where the islands are seen by many as the last pieces of Chinese territory to remain in Japanese hands from its foray into empire building. Japan says China showed interest in the islands only after undersea oil and natural gas deposits were discovered.Jiffy Lube International, Inc. president Patrick Southwick, third from left, poses with winners and their handmade cars they used in a derby race he helped judge during the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual MDA Summer Camp in Chestertown, Md. less

Jiffy Lube International, Inc. president Patrick Southwick, third from left, poses with winners and their handmade cars they used in a derby race he helped judge during the Muscular Dystrophy Association's ... more

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Jiffy Lube International, Inc. president Patrick Southwick, third from left, poses with winners and their handmade cars they used in a derby race he helped judge during the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual MDA Summer Camp in Chestertown, Md. less

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