As of the end of January, 642 Japanese had registered their legal addresses as isles subject to territorial disputes with neighboring countries, despite living elsewhere, a Kyodo News survey of municipalities found Tuesday.
The number of such registrations in a January 2011 survey by Kyodo reached about 520. The recent rise apparently reflects heightened tensions between Japan and China, South Korea and Russia over contested territories.
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