The renovation placed greater emphasis on Japan's territorial claims to Dokdo, and northern islands disputed with Russia, with museum flyers stating that Japan has been unable to exercise ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 8 released a statement strongly protesting the Japanese government's latest territorial claim to Dokdo Island in its Diplomatic Bluebook 2025. Under the name ...

"Dokdo is clearly our inherent territory ... A South Korean police unit is stationed on the islands, which are roughly halfway between the Korean peninsula and Japan. Tokyo has insisted that ...

TASS/. The government of the Republic of Korea has lodged a protest with Tokyo over what it describes as "unfounded territorial claims" to the Dokdo Islands contained in Japan's new National ...

Another passage regarding the disputed Takeshima islets said Japan named them after incorporating the Dokdo islands during the Russo-Japanese war. Dokdo is the name South Korea uses for the islands.

North Korea claims the Takeshima islets, called Dokdo in Korean, are Korean territory. South Korea now effectively controls those islands, while Japan considers them to be part of Shimane Prefecture.

Ulleungdo Island and Dokdo Island appeal to the sense of patriotism in Koreans. Downtown Seoul is also dotted with places that preserve beautiful nature, such as Namsan Park, Seoul Forest, and Olympic ...

If not, both sides would suffer. Lee also referred to the Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan, which South Korea calls Dokdo. South Korea controls the islands. Japan claims them. The Japanese ...

Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido known in Russia as the Southern Kurils -- as well as the South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

“Dokdo is clearly our inherent territory, historically, geographically and under international law,” Lee said. “Japan must realise that continuing to make unjust claims to Dokdo does nothing ...