SHIMANE—A Japanese academic has discovered a map published in the United States in 1897 that marks Takeshima ... map as evidence the islets, called Dokdo in South Korea, were internationally ...
A fisherman who lived during the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) is still celebrated in Seoul and Busan for helping to strengthen ...
South Korea on Friday “strongly protested” Japan’s renewed claim that the disputed islets are "an inherent part" of its ...
"While I imagine that these kinds of activities are known within Korea, most foreigners probably are not aware of such activities, nor even aware of the controversy concerning Dokdo/Takeshima ...
An ongoing territorial row between Japan and South Korea over the Dokdo/Takeshima islets heats up again.
Japan's Minister of Territorial Affairs, Manabu Sakai, emphasized the importance of territorial preservation by visiting a roundabout introducing Japan's ...
Japan considers Takeshima as part of Shimane Prefecture. South Korea administers the islets and calls them Dokdo. “We made a request to immediately cancel the plan to land on the islets on Nov ...