For that reason, Japan has been spending lavishly on shoring up what it calls Okinotori island, defying the Chinese claim that the place is just a rock.

也是因为这个，日本已经花费大量的金钱来为okinotori岛屿加高海岸，防止中国称这个地方只不过是一块石头而已。

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A month later, ten ships, including submarines and destroyers, followed the same route before conducting apparent exercises near Japan's Okinotori island.

一个月之后，又有十艘舰只(包括潜艇和驱逐舰)经由相同路线，最终抵达日本冲之鸟礁附近水域，很显然是要进行军事演习。

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