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Japan-South Korea ties on the rocks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Kosuke Takahashi
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TOKYO – When are a few sea-swept, uninhabited rocky islets more than a bunch of rocks? When they involve lucrative fisheries and emotional issues that hark back to the days of the Japanese Empire.

The two tiny, rocky islets surrounded by 33 smaller rocks also represent sovereignty and national pride for both Japan and South Korea - though Seoul controls them now and the lucrative fishing in the area. The disputes over the islands – called Tokdo by Koreans and Takeshima by Japanese – threaten the recent rapprochement between the two neighbors and represent a significant political and economic setback. The South Korean public is so incensed that hundreds have poured into the streets to protest and the united front against North Korea's nuclear ambitions is cracking.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , March 2005 , e10
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