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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

MATSUE, Japan, Feb. 22 Kyodo - Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Eriko Imai, a Japanese Cabinet Office parliamentary vice minister, speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama speaks at an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, held to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to push claim for islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2025, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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[Breaking News]Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

MATSUE,SHIMANE, Feb. 22 Kyodo -Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.(Kyodo)

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

Police officers stand guard in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, around the venue of an annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Event in Japan to claim S. Korea-held islets

An annual event to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" is held in Matsue, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2024, to push Japan's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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S. Korea lodges protest with Japan over Takeshima Day ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - Hisashi Michigami, minister at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, arrives at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2014. The Foreign Ministry lodged a protest with Michigami over a ceremony held Feb. 22 in Matsue, the capital of the western Japan prefecture of Shimane, to commemorate the Japanese "incorporation" in 1905 of islets known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. The local government designated Feb. 22 as Takeshima Day in 2005.

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Anti-Japan rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People hold an anti-Japan rally in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2014, to protest against the Takeshima Day ceremony held in Japan the same day. The ceremony was held in the Japanese city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets know as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. They demanded Japan stop claiming the islets.

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Anti-Japan rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People hold an anti-Japan rally in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2014, to protest against the Takeshima Day ceremony held in Japan the same day. The ceremony was held in the Japanese city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets know as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. They demanded Japan stop claiming the islets.

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Takeshima Day ceremony held, attended by senior gov't official

MATSUE, Japan - A ceremony is held in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2014, to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. Yoshitami Kameoka, parliamentary secretary with the Cabinet Office, attended the ceremony to represent the government.

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S. Korean people protest against Takeshima Day ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - Some 100 protesters, including children, gather in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2014, to protest against the Takeshima Day ceremony held in Japan the same day. The ceremony was held in the Japanese city of Matsue to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. They demand Japan stop claiming the islets.

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Takeshima Day ceremony held, attended by senior gov't official

MATSUE, Japan - Yoshitami Kameoka, parliamentary secretary with the Cabinet Office, delivers a speech at the Takeshima Day ceremony in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2014. The ceremony was held to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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Book on Takeshima

MATSUE, Japan - Photo shows a book intended to provide expositions on the South Korean-controlled islets known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, written in the style of 100 questions and 100 answers. Shimane Prefecture published the book on Feb. 14, 2014, before "Takeshima Day" on Feb. 22. Japan claims that the islands are part of the prefecture.

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Island demonstration in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean elementary school children take part in a demonstration, organized by a civic group, to mark "Dokdo Day" in Seoul on Oct. 25, 2013. South Korea calls a group of islets in the Sea of Japan Dokdo; Japan also claims the islets it calls Takeshima.

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S. Korea lodges protest with Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - Takashi Kurai, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 9, 2013. The ministry called in Kurai to deliver a protest against Japan for describing South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, as Japanese territory in the Defense White Paper for 2013 released earlier in the day.

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S. Korea lodges protest with Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - Takashi Kurai (C), deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, leaves the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 9, 2013. The ministry called in Kurai to deliver a protest against Japan for describing South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, as Japanese territory in the Defense White Paper for 2013 released earlier in the day.

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'Takeshima Day' ceremony in Japan

MATSUE, Japan - Aiko Shimajiri, a parliamentary secretary with the Cabinet Office, gives a speech at the ''Takeshima Day'' ceremony in the Shimane Prefecture city of Matsue on Feb. 22, 2013. Her presence at the ceremony marked the first time anyone from one of the top three posts in a government ministry has attended the event to commemorate the incorporation of the islands, collectively known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, as Japanese territory.

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Seoul protests Japan ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - Cho Tai Young, a South Korean foreign ministry spokesman, releases a statement in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2013, protesting the ''Takeshima Day'' ceremony held in Japan the same day to promote its claim to islets situated about halfway between the two countries in the Sea of Japan. South Korea controls the islets and calls them Dokdo, while Japan claims the islands are part of Shimane Prefecture and calls them Takeshima.

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Seoul protests Japan ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - Takashi Kurai, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, leaves the South Korean foreign ministry on Feb. 22, 2013, after being summoned by Park Jun Yong, director general of Northeast Asian affairs in the ministry, to lodge a protest against the ''Takeshima Day'' ceremony held in Japan the same day to promote its claim to islets situated about halfway between the two countries in the Sea of Japan. South Korea controls the islets and calls them Dokdo, while Japan claims the islands are part of Shimane Prefecture and calls them Takeshima.

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Seoul protests Japan ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans protest the ''Takeshima Day'' ceremony held in Japan to promote its claim to islets situated about halfway between the two countries in the Sea of Japan, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2013. South Korea controls the islets and calls them Dokdo, while Japan claims the islands are part of Shimane Prefecture and calls them Takeshima.

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'Takeshima Day' ceremony in Japan

MATSUE, Japan - Aiko Shimajiri (L), a parliamentary secretary with the Cabinet Office, gives a speech at the ''Takeshima Day'' ceremony in the Shimane Prefecture city of Matsue on Feb. 22, 2013. Her presence at the ceremony marked the first time anyone from one of the top three posts in a government ministry has attended the event to commemorate the incorporation of the islands, collectively known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, as Japanese territory.

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'Takeshima Day' ceremony in Japan

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Gov. Zembee Mizoguchi (L) gives a speech at the ''Takeshima Day'' ceremony in the Shimane Prefecture city of Matsue on Feb. 22, 2013. Aiko Shimajiri (far R), a parliamentary secretary with the Cabinet Office, attended the ceremony, marking the first time anyone from one of the top three posts in a government ministry has attended the event to commemorate the incorporation of the islands, collectively known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, as Japanese territory.

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'Takeshima Day' ceremony in Japan

MATSUE, Japan - Aiko Shimajiri (C), a parliamentary secretary with the Cabinet Office, gives a speech at the ''Takeshima Day'' ceremony in the Shimane Prefecture city of Matsue on Feb. 22, 2013. Her presence at the ceremony marked the first time anyone from one of the top three posts in a government ministry has attended the event to commemorate the incorporation of the islands, collectively known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, as Japanese territory.

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Takeshima Day event in Japan

MATSUE, Japan - A ceremony is held in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2013, marking "Takeshima Day." South Korea controls the pair of islets in the Sea of Japan and calls them Dokdo, while Japan claims the islands are part of Shimane Prefecture and calls them Takeshima.

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Takeshima Day protest in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Demonstrators in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2013, rally against an event to be held later in the day in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, known as "Takeshima Day." Japan claims two islands in the Sea of Japan, which it calls Takeshima and considers part of Shimane Prefecture, but the islands are controlled by South Korea, where they are known as Dokdo.

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Takeshima Day event in Japan

MATSUE, Japan - Protesters hold a South Korean flag near the venue in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2013, of a ceremony marking "Takeshima Day." South Korea controls the pair of islets in the Sea of Japan and calls them Dokdo, while Japan claims the islands are part of Shimane Prefecture and calls them Takeshima.

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Takeshima Day protest in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Demonstrators in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2013, rally against an event to be held later in the day in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, known as "Takeshima Day." Japan claims two islands in the Sea of Japan, which it calls Takeshima and considers part of Shimane Prefecture, but the islands are controlled by South Korea, where they are known as Dokdo.

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Takeshima ceremony in Japan

MATSUE, Japan - Police officers control traffic near the venue in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 22, 2013, of an event to be held later in the day marking the prefectural government's "Takeshima Day." South Korea controls the pair of islets in the Sea of Japan and calls them Dokdo. Japan claims the islands, which it calls Takeshima, are part of Shimane Prefecture.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's lower house adopts a resolution Aug. 24, 2012, criticizing the landing of Chinese activists on the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The House of Representatives also adopted the same day a resolution in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda returns to his seat in the House of Representatives on Aug. 24, 2012, after the adoption of a resolution in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor. The House of Representatives also adopted the same day a resolution criticizing the landing of Chinese activists on the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's lower house adopts a resolution Aug. 24, 2012, in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor. The House of Representatives also adopted the same day a resolution criticizing the landing of Chinese activists on the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda enters the Diet in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012. Japan's lower house adopted later in the day a resolution in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor, as well as a resolution criticizing the landing of Chinese activists on the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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South Korea expo

YEOSU, South Korea - Materials describing a group of islets as "Dokdo" in Korean are displayed at the Yeosu Expo in South Korea on June 2, 2012. The islets are claimed by Japan, and Japanese officials did not attend the Japan National Day event at the expo in protest against South Korea's decision to display the materials despite Tokyo's requests not to do so. Japan calls the islets Takeshima.

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S. Korea expo

YEOSU, South Korea - Visitors view materials describing a group of islets as "Dokdo" in Korean are displayed at Yeosu Expo in South Korea on June 2, 2012. The islets are claimed by Japan, and Japanese officials did not attend the Japan National Day event at the expo in protest against South Korea's decision to display the materials despite Tokyo's requests not to do so. Japan calls the islets Takeshima.

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South Korea expo

YEOSU, South Korea - Materials describing a group of islets as "Dokdo" in Korean are displayed at the Yeosu Expo in South Korea on June 2, 2012. The islets are claimed by Japan, and Japanese officials did not attend the Japan National Day event at the expo in protest against South Korea's decision to display the materials despite Tokyo's requests not to do so. Japan calls the islets Takeshima.

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South Korea expo

YEOSU, South Korea - Materials describing a group of islets as "Dokdo" in Korean are displayed at the Yeosu Expo in South Korea on June 2, 2012. The islets are claimed by Japan, and Japanese officials did not attend the Japan National Day event at the expo in protest against South Korea's decision to display the materials despite Tokyo's requests not to do so. Japan calls the islets Takeshima.

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Takeshima protest

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an advocacy group protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2012, over ''Takeshima Day'' designated by Japan's Shimane Prefecture. The day is aimed at promoting Japan's claim to South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, which are called Dokdo in South Korea.

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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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Takeshima sovereignty issue exhibition in Shimane

MATSUE, Japan - A visitor is pictured on Jan. 18, 2012, at a six-week exhibition entitled ''The Syngman Rhee Line and Takeshima'' in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The prefectural government started the special exhibition the same day to call attention to the sovereignty issue surrounding a group of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan which is claimed by Japan as part of the western prefecture. The exhibition is to run through Feb. 29.

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Takeshima Day

SEOUL, South Korea - Advocate group members protest ''Takeshima Day'' in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2011. Japan's Shimane prefectural government has designated Feb. 22 as a day for promoting Japan's claim to the South Korea-controlled Takeshima islets called Dokdo in South Korea.

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Japan has much to lose from Takeshima reference: S. Korean envoy

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Kwon Chul Hyun (R) fields questions from reporters at the Japanese Foreign Ministry after talks with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka on July 15, one day after Japan decided to mention for the first time two islets disputed with S. Korea in a teaching guideline for junior high schools to help teachers deepen students' understanding of Japan's territory.

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Shimane Prefecture marks 1st 'Takeshima Day'

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Governor Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks with journalists after attending ceremonies marking the first ''Takeshima Day'' on Feb. 22. The prefecture government designated day in 2005 to promote Japan's claim to a disputed group of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Koreans protest Shimane's 'Takeshima Day'

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of civic groups gather near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 22 to protest the first ''Takeshima Day'' marked on the day by Japan's Shimane Prefecture to promote Japan's claim to a disputed group of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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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.