Japan celebrates "Takeshima Day" amid S. Korean protest

Japan celebrates "Takeshima Day" amid S. Korean protest

Japan's Shimane prefectural government holds the 11th annual "Takeshima Day" ceremony in its prefectural capital Matsue on Feb. 22, 2016, amid protests by South Koreans. Tokyo claims a set of South Korea-controlled Sea of Japan islets, called Takeshima by Japan and Dokdo by South Korea, as part of Shimane. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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