For the first time, an official map from the late Edo Period (1603-1867) was found that shows the now-disputed Takeshima islets as Japanese territory, a Japanese think tank said. The navigational ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan renewed its claim on a contested island in the Sea of Japan held by South Korea at an annual event Monday, escalating tensions between the neighbors whose relations were already ...

South Korean media called out Japan for a "typical cheap trick" to promote its claim North Korean state website said the dish "betrayed Japanese ambitions to capture the islands" The ...

On Monday, the Japanese government reacted furiously over an inter-Korean Olympic flag depicting the disputed uninhabited Islands called “Dokdo” in South Korea and “Takeshima” in Japan as part of ...

Japan Post said Thursday it "carelessly" issued customized stamp sheets featuring images of Takeshima Island, which is claimed by Japan and South Korea. Japan Post issued 300 sheets, which are used to ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's foreign ministry said on Sunday that South Korean navy drills around Takeshima island, which is called Dokdo in Korean, were unacceptable and issued a protest demanding an ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — The Japanese embassy in Seoul returned a holiday gift box from South Korea’s presidential Blue House on Friday because it contained an image of islands claimed by both ...

This image taken on Jan. 20, 2022, shows the outer box of a gift sent out by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to various recipients. Below the names of Moon and his wife is an illustration evoking ...

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The territorial claim of the Japanese government on Takeshima is comical. Japanese people know what 'Takeshima' literally means: bamboo island 竹島, but there is no bamboo in Takeshima. But, there is ...