» by GI Korea April 8th, 2012 at 5:23 pm » Comments (21)

Here is the latest from the Dokdo front: Tokyo renewed its claim to Dokdo, Korea’s easternmost islets, in its policy paper yesterday, putting to the test already-sour bilateral relations over a ...more »

» by GI Korea March 21st, 2012 at 3:01 am » Comments (7)

Here is the latest news on the Dokdo front which for a change I actually found interesting considering the below US military map clearly shows that after World War II, ...more »

» by GI Korea November 30th, 2011 at 8:00 am » Comments (4)

I understand why the Korean government is trying to increase tourism to Dokdo but really there isn't a whole lot to see out there.  From my experience Dokdo was just ...more »

» by GI Korea October 28th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (17)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="South Korean Education Minister Lee Ju-ho delivers a congratulatory speech during a ceremony to mark the 2011 Dokdo Day at a Seoul theater on Oct. 25, ...more »

» by GI Korea September 27th, 2011 at 1:15 pm » Comments (4)

Via Yann Arthus Bertrand. more »

» by GI Korea August 15th, 2011 at 6:02 am » Comments (19)

So are these Korean politicians saying the Coast Guard isn't capable of defending Dokdo from survey ships and right wing Japanese politicians that try to stoke tensions by visiting the ...more »

» by GI Korea August 7th, 2011 at 4:44 pm » Comments (1)

Here is an interview in the Donga Ilbo with the new chief of the Ulleung-do Coast Guard: “My family has had a calling to defend this country for generations. I want ...more »

» by GI Korea July 31st, 2011 at 5:50 am » Comments (40)

Well it is good to see that the Korean government finally put these lawmakers from Japan trying to create tension on the Dokdo front on the no entry list: The government ...more »

» by GI Korea July 15th, 2011 at 9:06 am » Comments (33)

The Dokdo nonsense continues: The Japanese government has instructed officials to boycott Korean Air because the carrier marked the inauguration of the newly purchased A380 jumbo jet with a flight over ...more »

» by GI Korea April 27th, 2011 at 6:42 pm » Comments (11)

It looks like things are back to normal between Japan and Korea, bickering about Dokdo: Yet ties recently appeared to be improving. Trade has boomed. Movies, music and other forms ...more »