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New Japanese Foreign Minister Continues Japan’s Claim to Dokdo

» by March 10th, 2011 at 8:14 pm » Comments (10)

Well here was the lead story on KBS Global when I clicked over there: The Foreign Ministry says a claim made by new Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto that South ...more »

Kuril Islands Tensions Grow Between Russia & Japan

» by February 7th, 2011 at 7:16 pm » Comments (2)

If you wonder why the Japanese government cares so much about Dokdo here is the real reason: Russia and Japan were engaged in a heated war of words on Monday over ...more »

Picture of the Day: Distance to Dokdo

» by December 7th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (11)

Via Lee's Korea Blog. more »

Picture of the Day: The Dokdo Cookie

» by July 21st, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (7)

Via reader tip who tells me these cookies taste pretty bad.  You can access the Dokdo Cookie website here. more »

The Newest Dokdo Idiot: Cement Thrower Man

» by July 12th, 2010 at 4:38 pm » Comments (9)

Here is the latest Dokdo madness for everyone via Japan Probe: Japanese Ambassador Toshinori Shigeie managed to avoid a piece of cement thrown at him during a speech in Seoul ...more »

Are Koreans Hypocrites In Dokdo & Cheonan Responses?

» by April 28th, 2010 at 4:23 pm » Comments (46)

Tom McGregor from the Dallas Blog tends to think so: Who really cares about two rocks jutting out of the Sea of Japan? Oops! I stand corrected. The entire nation of ...more »

Picture of the Day: Dokdo Corea!

» by April 23rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (4)

This funny picture via Monster Island is probably a Photoshop job, but it is still funny. more »

Korea Times Advocates for A Dokdo Museum That Already Exists

» by April 19th, 2010 at 4:42 pm » Comments (6)

Brian In Jeollanam-do brings us news that the Korea Times is advocating for a Dokdo Museum: As far as the historical issues are concerned, the ruling camp needs to be ...more »

U.S. Target of Yet Another Dokdo Campaign

» by April 8th, 2010 at 1:50 pm » Comments (26)

Not sure how effective this is but they seem to be intent on convincing the U.S. that Dokdo belongs to Korea and the sea surrounding it should be called the ...more »

Koreans Unhappy with Japanese Textbooks Claiming Dokdo as Japanese Territory

» by April 2nd, 2010 at 8:33 am » Comments (13)

If you have had enough of news on North Korea and the sinking of the Cheonan, well here is an update from Dokdo front: The Japanese government approved on Tuesday five ...more »

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