The Korean government lodged a strong protest on Tuesday after Japan reiterated its territorial claims over Dokdo in its newly released foreign policy report.
New social studies textbooks to be used by Japanese high school students starting next year contained false claims that Korea's easternmost Dokdo islets are Japanese territory.
Seoul strongly protested Japan's renewed territorial claim over Dokdo on Saturday, following an event held in Shimane Prefecture laying claim to Korea's easternmost islets.
Korea on Friday strongly protested Japan's renewed claim to its easternmost islets of Dokdo after Japan's top diplomat described them as part of his country's territory.
Korea's state-run arms procurement agency said Tuesday it has finalized a plan to upgrade the amphibious assault ship ROKS Dokdo with a new combat system and radar for enhanced defense capabilities.
After the DP linked the removals of Dokdo Island sculptures in public places to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s effort to get along with Japan, the presidential office blamed the opposition for inciting citizens with anti-Japan sentiments.
Baidu, China’s largest search engine, has mislabeled Korea’s easternmost Dokdo islets as Japanese territory.
Korean military authorities quietly conducted a training exercise around the easternmost Dokdo islets on Wednesday, with Japan protesting the drill the same day.
Seoul dismissed protests from Tokyo over a Korean research vessel conducting marine surveys around Dokdo, the easternmost islets of Korea.
The Defense Ministry summoned the military attaché of the Japanese Embassy to protest the claim to the Dokdo islets, while the Foreign Ministry issued a statement.
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