S. Koreans protest Japan's 'Takeshima Day'

S. Koreans protest Japan's 'Takeshima Day'

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean civic group members clash with police in their rally near the Japanese Embassy protesting Japan ahead of the Japanese-designated ''Takeshima Day.'' Japan's Shimane Prefecture will mark the first ''Takeshima Day'' on Feb. 22, which the western Japan local government designated in March last year to claim the disputed group of S. Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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