Asia - Voice of America: South Korean President Visits Islets Disputed with Japan

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South Korean President Visits Islets Disputed with Japan Aug 10th 2012, 11:33 SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has visited a set of disputed islets in the sea between Japan and Korea, causing a diplomatic rift between the two nations.   Lee Myung-bak is the first South Korean leader to visit the rocky outcrops, called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese.  The islets have been at the center of a dispute between the two nations since the end of Japan's colonization of the Korean peninsula in 1945.    A senior researcher at the Korean ... Media files: CCA6513A-19DC-461A-BA9D-E639B03D785F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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