S. Korea irked by Japan's textbooks calling islets Japanese

S. Korea irked by Japan's textbooks calling islets Japanese

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan (R) summons Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Toshinori Shigeie (L) to his office to deliver a strong protest after the Japanese education ministry approved history textbooks for elementary schools that describe a pair of South Korea-controlled islets claimed by Japan as Japanese territory. Yu demanded that Japan retract the approval. (Kyodo)

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