1.   The latest confrontation was set off last month, when a Japanese rightist organization repaired a lighthouse on one island as a sign of Japanese sovereignty.

2.   In at least the third landing by right-wing groups in as many months on the islands, six federation members repaired a lighthouse erected in July.

3.   Last month, Japanese rightists landed to repair a lighthouse they built last year.

4.   In Taipei on Monday, Taiwan Television showed film it took after circling the island in a hired plane which showed a group of people apparently repairing the lighthouse.

5.   A rightwing Japanese group has sent members to repair a lighthouse on one of the disputed Diaoyu islands, state-funded Taiwan Television reported Monday.

6.   China has expressed outrage that the Japanese government did nothing to prevent nationalists repairing a lighthouse they built on one of the disputed islands in July.

7.   The television station showed film it took after circling the island in a hired plane which showed a group of people apparently repairing the lighthouse.