ASSOCIATED PRESS FLASH!
The Senkaku Islands in Japan/China are called the PINNACLE ISLANDS in ENglish,
尖閣 SEN- KAKU 尖 "pointed tip"
閣 "mansion" or "palace." 尖閣
therefore their real name in English is "PINNACLE" islands
JAPANESE SOURCES CONFIRM
You know 尖閣 SEN- KAKU is the name of the controversial islands over which a
territorial dispute is underway between China and Japan?
尖 means "pointed tip" or "sharp point" ......and 閣 means "mansion" or "palace."
And, as you say, 尖閣 should be translated as "PINNACLE" ISLANDS yes...
Satoru and Mitsuko
The Senkaku Islands in Japan/China are called the PINNACLE ISLANDS in ENglish,
尖閣 SEN- KAKU 尖 "pointed tip"
閣 "mansion" or "palace." 尖閣
therefore their real name in English is "PINNACLE" islands
JAPANESE SOURCES CONFIRM
You know 尖閣 SEN- KAKU is the name of the controversial islands over which a
territorial dispute is underway between China and Japan?
尖 means "pointed tip" or "sharp point" ......and 閣 means "mansion" or "palace."
And, as you say, 尖閣 should be translated as "PINNACLE" ISLANDS yes...
Satoru and Mitsuko