Annual ceremony to mark 'Takeshima Day'

MATSUE, Japan - An annual ''Takeshima Day'' ceremony is held in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2012. Eleven lawmakers attended the ceremony to promote Japan's claim to a group of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, amid a protest rally by South Koreans.

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