11.   The dispute has been heating up since Japanese nationalists built a lighthouse on one of the islets in July.

12.   The Japanese extremists say they built the lighthouse last July after Japan reasserted its claim over the area.

13.   The lighthouse was built before electricity was common in most homes.

14.   The lighthouse was built with private funds by a group of right-wing activists.

15.   Tokyo is taking a hands-off approach to Japan Youth Association which built the lighthouse on an island owned by a business family outside Tokyo without even consulting them.

16.   Tokyo is taking a hands-off approach to the Japan Youth Association which built the lighthouse on an island owned by a business family outside Tokyo without even consulting them.

17.   Vietnam has decided to build lighthouses in the Spratlys, while China has moved more naval forces there.

18.   Wrapped with earlier pictures the Japanese group responsible for building a lighthouse on the islands, who are refusing to leave.

19.   A Japanese rightists group built a lighthouse on one of the disputed islands in July, triggering anti-Japanese protests in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

20.   Anti-Japanese sentiments flared in China, Taiwan and Hongkong after a Japanese rightist group built a lighthouse in one of the islands in July.