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TAKESHIMA

Takeshima, known as Dokdo in South Korea, is seen in this picture taken from a helicopter in August 2012.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2026
Japan protests South Korean maritime survey off disputed Takeshima
According to Tokyo, a South Korean vessel was found dropping what appeared to be a wire into the sea near the islets.
South Korea said it conducted a defense drill around the disputed Sea of Japan islets known as Takeshima in Japan, which are controlled by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2026
South Korea conducts defense drill for Japan-claimed islands
Japan has lodged a protest over the exercise, which the South Korean Navy said involved a similar training method and size of participating troops as previous drills.
Seoul has repeatedly ?objected to Japan's territorial claims over the tiny islets known as Takeshima in Japan ?and Dokdo in South Korea, which controls them.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2026
South Korea protests Japanese event over disputed islands
The tiny islets, known as Takeshima in Japan ?and Dokdo in South Korea, which controls them, have long been ?a source of tension between the neighboring countries.
A set of remote islands called Takeshima in Japanese and Dokdo in Korean are seen in this picture taken from a helicopter in August 2012.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2026
Japan to send parliamentary vice minister to Takeshima Day ceremony
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shifted gears on sending a higher-ranked official in light of improving ties between Japan and South Korea.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters the Prime Minister¡¯s Office in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2026
Takaichi won¡¯t send Cabinet ministers to Takeshima Day ceremony
The prime minister has ruled out sending senior-level official to the event, as she looks to keep improving ties with Seoul on an even keel.
Footage of sea lion hunting on Takeshima filmed in 1934, shown at a commemorative ceremony on Friday marking the opening of a new facility at the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2025
New facility opens at Â鶹´«Ã½ territory museum
The 300-square-meter facility, called gateway hall, also has a library housing related books.
Joo Ho-young, head of a suprapartisan league of South Korean lawmakers working to promote friendship with Japan, speaks during an interview on Tuesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2025
South Korean politician urges Tokyo to address Takeshima matter calmly
Joo Ho-young, head of a suprapartisan league of lawmakers working to promote friendship with Japan, said the issue easily infuriates South Korean people.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung before their meeting in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2025
Japan and South Korea tout stable ties, but concerns rise over Ishiba¡¯s replacement
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung looked to regularize ¡°shuttle diplomacy,¡± but much may hinge on Â鶹´«Ã½ next leader.
Concept art for the renewed National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2025
Â鶹´«Ã½ territory museum to reopen in April following renovations
The museum in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward is designed to publicize Â鶹´«Ã½ position on disputed territories.
A Japanese protester holds a picture of the disputed islands called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, during a rally in Tokyo in February 2013.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2024
Japan protests South Korea¡¯s maritime survey near Takeshima
According to the Foreign Ministry, a South Korean survey ship was spotted on the day dropping apparent wires into waters within Â鶹´«Ã½ exclusive economic zone.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi called a South Korean opposition party leader's landing on Takeshima "totally unacceptable."
JAPAN / Politics
May 14, 2024
Japan protests Takeshima trip by high-profile South Korea politician
Former South Korean Justice Minister Cho Kuk on Monday visited the small, rocky group of isles, known as Dokdo by Seoul.
An aerial view of the remote islands known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in Korea
JAPAN / Politics
May 1, 2024
South Korean lawmakers land on Japanese-claimed islets
Seventeen people, including three lawmakers of South Korea¡¯s main opposition Democratic Party, visited Takeshima, which is known as Dokdo by Seoul.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2023
Japan protests to South Korea over military drills on disputed islands
The two nations have long been at loggerheads over the sovereignty of the group of islets called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2021
Why Â鶹´«Ã½ territorial disputes are so hard to resolve
Next week, Shimane Prefecture will celebrate the relatively young Takeshima Day, which will invariably invite protest from the South Korean government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2019
South Korean military flies planes near disputed islands in Sea of Japan
The South Korean Air Force flew fighter jets and other planes near Takeshima, a group of disputed islets off Shimane Prefecture, on Tuesday as part of a ceremony marking South Korea¡¯s Armed Forces Day.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2019
U.S. recognized Takeshima as part of Â鶹´«Ã½ territory in 1950: government report
The United States recognized the South Korean-controlled Takeshima Islands in the Sea of Japan as Japanese territory as of 1950, a research report released by the Japanese government showed Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2019
Scandal-hit Japanese lawmaker says ¡®war the only way¡¯ to take back Takeshima
A lawmaker who drew fire earlier this year for remarks suggesting the need for Japan to wage war with Russia to retake islands held by Moscow has made a similar claim that nothing short of conflict would allow for Japan to retake the disputed Takeshima islets in the Sea of Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2019
U.S. hopes South Korea and Japan can rebuild ties from ¡®rock bottom¡¯
The United States has expressed concern over South Korea¡¯s recent military drills on Sea of Japan islands claimed by Tokyo, a senior State Department official said Tuesday, adding that the U.S. hopes the row between the two allies does not worsen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2019
Japan calls South Korea¡¯s Takeshima military exercises ¡®unacceptable¡¯ as ties continue to sour
Tokyo, calling the drills ¡°unacceptable,¡± makes a protest about South Korean military exercises Seoul says are intended to ¡°defend¡± a cluster of rocky islands in the Sea of Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2019
South Korean lawmakers to visit Takeshima on Aug. 31
Seven South Korean lawmakers will visit the Takeshima islands in the Sea of Japan on Aug. 31, one of the lawmakers said Friday, a trip that could further ratchet up tensions between Tokyo and Seoul.
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