S. Korea slams Japan's approval of textbooks making claim to islets

S. Korea slams Japan's approval of textbooks making claim to islets

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) summons Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto (L) to lodge a protest over Tokyo's approval of textbooks containing territorial claims to South Korean-controlled islets that lie halfway between the two countries.

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