evidence: The Senkaku Islands are an inherent part of the territory of Japan. In January 1895, after having carefully ascertained that the Senkaku Islands were uninhabited islands, and that there had been no trace of control over the islands by another state prior to that period, the Japanese Government incorporated the islands into Okinawa Prefecture based on a cabinet decision. This was accepted means of duly acquiring territorial sovereignty in accordance with international law. [...] When some Chinese fishermen from Fujian Province were drifted around Uotsuri Island of the Senkaku Islands, Japanese people rescued the Chinese fishermen. In response, the consul of the Republic of China in Nagasaki sent a letter of appreciation which had a reference to "the Senkaku Islands, Yaeyama County, Okinawa Prefecture, Empire of Japan."