Japan calls it an island and claims it as territory, which it says gives it the right to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 400, 000 square km-larger than Japan's land mass itself.

Japan calls it an island and claims it as territory, which it says gives it the right to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 400,000 square km-larger than Japan's land mass itself.

The holder of the entitlements to an exclusive economic zone ("EEZ") and a continental shelf under the Convention is the coastal State with sovereignty over relevant land territory.