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The eruption of 1,000 km from Tokyo recorded the formation of a new island with a diameter of 200 meters Japan hopes to expand territorial waters due to the emergence volcanic island. TOKYO, November 21. / Corr. ITAR-TASS Vasily Golovnin. Government of japan hopes to expand its territorial waters as a result occurrence of a large volcanic formation in the Pacific Ocean, which can subsequently become a full-fledged island. About it Secretary General said today at a press conference in Tokyo Cabinet Yoshihide Suga. “If this education becomes a real island, then the area of our territorial waters will increase, “he said. As a result of the eruption of the underwater a volcano in the Ogasawara Islands region about 1,000 km south of Tokyo on Wednesday recorded the appearance of a new island, having 200 meters in diameter and a height of about 20 meters above the level seas. Tokyo is in no hurry to officially register it as Isle. Previously, such volcanic formations have repeatedly appeared and disappeared. Japanese coast guard again today warned of the dangers of navigation near Ogasawara in connection with the activity of an underwater volcano located there. In the area only that a born islet from the water breaks out a column of ash tall about 600 meters. Hot stones are thrown into the air. Behind The situation is monitored by a coast guard patrol aircraft.
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