SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Tuesday “strongly” protested after Japan reiterated its territorial claim to the easternmost South Korean islets of Dokdo in this year’s defense white paper, summoning Japanese Embassy officials to lodge a complaint. “The government strongly protests Japan’s reiteration of its unjust territorial claim to Dokdo,” [...]
ULLEUNG, South Korea, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of students and teachers from an international school in Qingdao, China, has completed a historic visit to South Korea’s easternmost islands, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, as part of a cross-cultural educational exchange. According to Ulleung County and the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 52 [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed “strong protest” against Japan’s territorial claim to South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo in its latest foreign policy paper, calling for an immediate withdrawal. Releasing this year’s Diplomatic Bluebook earlier in the day, the Japanese government once again renewed its claim to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The year 1954 marked a pivotal moment for Dokdo, South Korea’s easternmost islets in the East Sea. It was the year when the lighthouse on Dokdo first illuminated the waters, the Dokdo Volunteer Guard engaged in fierce battles with Japanese forces, and police began their permanent station on the islets. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Japan interfered with South Korea’s marine research around its easternmost islets of Dokdo more than 70 times over a recent five year period, a lawmaker said Thursday. The hindrances to the research on climate change and the marine environment took place 75 times from 2019 to 2023, Hwang Hee, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent removal of miniature models of Dokdo, a set of islets at the center of a territorial dispute between South Korea and Japan, from Seoul’s subway stations has ignited a public debate about national sentiment and public safety. The Seoul Metro Corporation confirmed on August 14 that it had [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Professor Seo Kyoung-duk of Sungshin Women’s University, in collaboration with fashion company Lakai Korea, has released a multilingual video celebrating the contributions of Jeju Island’s female divers to the defense of the Dokdo Islands, he announced on July 4. The four-minute video, titled “The Unsung Heroes of Dokdo: Jeju’s Haenyeo,” [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The foreign ministry on Wednesday dismissed Japan’s renewed protest over Seoul’s routine maritime survey near the East Sea islets of Dokdo, emphasizing a firm stance against “unjust claims.” On Tuesday, Japan’s foreign ministry lodged a complaint through diplomatic channels, demanding an immediate halt to the maritime survey conducted by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea “strongly” protested against Japan on Tuesday after Tokyo issued an annual diplomatic report renewing its territorial claims to the South’s easternmost islets of Dokdo. To lodge a protest over the report, South Korea’s foreign ministry called in Taisuke Mibae, the deputy chief of mission at the Japanese [...]
TOKYO, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – On February 22, a significant controversy resurfaced as the Japanese government, local municipalities, and certain conservative media outlets reiterated their contentious claim over Dokdo, an islet Korea asserts sovereignty over, but Japan refers to as “Takeshima.” This assertion was made during the observance of what is known as “Takeshima Day,” [...]