A fresh survey of Japan's territory has yielded 7,000 new islands. As per Kyodo News, after the Japanese government's first official survey of its territorial waters since 1987, the official number of Japan's islands is expected to double from 6,852 to 14,125, with the addition of 7,272 new islands.

Japan discovers 7,200 new islands in its territorial waters

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Japan discovers 7,200 new islands in its territorial waters