Japan’s position on Dokdo, Korea’s easternmost islets in the East Sea that Japan claims as its own, is “inexcusably hypocritical,” according to a US academic. “Japan doesn’t want that ...

A citizen walks past a model of South Korea's eastern Dokdo islets at the War Memorial in Seoul on Oct. 25, 2024, on the occasion of Dokdo Day. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite ...

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- 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.

Oct. 25 is Dokdo Day, which marks the day when Emperor Gojong in 1900 issued Imperial Decree No. 41 of the Korean Empire declaring Dokdo Island as part of Uldo-gun County. This was both a domestic and ...