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Obama: Senkaku Islands Fall Under US-Japan Defense Treaty

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President Barack Obama has reaffirmed the U.S. treaty commitment to defend Japan, including a group of East China Sea islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing.Following a Thursday meeting in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Mr. Obama explicitly stated the Senkaku Islands fall under the treaty obliging the United States to defend Japan if attacked. "Let me reiterate that our treaty commitment to Japan's security is absolute, and Article 5 covers all territories under...

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