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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia.

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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 raps Japan for designating 'Takeshima Day'

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young criticized a Japanese prefectural assembly's designation of Feb. 22 as a day to press Japan's claim of sovereignty over an island both countries say is theirs.

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(4)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Gov. Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks at a press conference March 16 after the Prefectual Assembly adopted a bill designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' Sumita said, ''The Takeshima issue has had less visibility compared with the Northern Territory issue in national policy. I hope the central government will take this opportunity to work actively toward establishing Japanese territorial rights to the island.''

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(3)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Members of the Shimane Prefectual Assembly stand to approve a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day'' to underline Japan's claim to sovereignty over Takeshima Island, which is claimed and controlled by South Korea.

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(2)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans take to the streets in protest March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries.

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(1)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries.

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Koreans stage protest rally outside Japanese Embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of Korean civic groups burn a Japanese national flag outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 14 in protest over a series of moves in Japan related to the uninhabited island called Takeshima in Japanese and Tokto in Korean.

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S. Korea issues stamps featuring disputed Takeshima Island

SEOUL, South Korea - People in South Korea buy in Seoul on Jan. 16 postage stamps issued the same day featuring the disputed Takeshima Island, known as Tokto in South Korea, in the Sea of Japan. Japan lodged a protest over the stamp issuance. Both countries claim the island.

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(3)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Members of the Shimane Prefectual Assembly stand to approve a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day'' to underline Japan's claim to sovereignty over Takeshima Island, which is claimed and controlled by South Korea. (Kyodo)

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(4)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Gov. Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks at a press conference March 16 after the Prefectual Assembly adopted a bill designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' Sumita said, ''The Takeshima issue has had less visibility compared with the Northern Territory issue in national policy. I hope the central government will take this opportunity to work actively toward establishing Japanese territorial rights to the island.'' (Kyodo)

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Korean pop group "CODE-V" sings at live event outside Tokyo

South Korean pop group "CODE-V" sings at a live event bubed "KCON" in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on April 22, 2015. The Korean pop culture boom has waned since 2012 when then South Korean President Lee Myung Bak landed on the disputed Takeshima island off Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, straining bilateral relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia. (Kyodo)

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Japanese survey ship joins Japan-S. Korea radioactivity survey

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard survey ship Kaiyo heads out to sea from Moji port in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 11 to take part in a joint Japan-South Korea radioactivity survey mission in the southwestern region of the Sea of Japan, including waters close to the disputed Takeshima island, or Dokdo in Korean. The mission, which will last until Sept. 18, is intended to study possible impact of radioactive wastes dumped by the former Soviet Union and Russia. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea raps Japan for designating 'Takeshima Day'

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young criticized a Japanese prefectural assembly's designation of Feb. 22 as a day to press Japan's claim of sovereignty over an island both countries say is theirs. (Kyodo)

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(2)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans take to the streets in protest March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries. (Kyodo)

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Koreans stage protest rally outside Japanese Embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of Korean civic groups burn a Japanese national flag outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 14 in protest over a series of moves in Japan related to the uninhabited island called Takeshima in Japanese and Tokto in Korean. (Kyodo)

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(1)Koreans protest Shimane Prefectural Assembly move

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 15, one day before Japan's Shimane Prefectural Assembly is expected to pass a bill to designate Feb. 22 ''Takeshima Day.'' The island, called Tokto in Korean, is claimed by both countries. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean protest against Japan's annual event to promote island claim

Koichi Mizushima (C), minister at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, enters the head office of the South Korean foreign ministry in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2018, as the ministry summons him to protest an annual event held by a local Japanese municipality earlier in the day to highlight Japan's claim to sovereignty over a South Korean-administered group of islets, called Takeshima by Japan and Dokdo by South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean protest against Japan's annual event to promote island claim

People stage a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 22 2018, to protest an annual event held by a local Japanese municipality to highlight Japan's claim to sovereignty over a South Korean-administered group of islets, called Takeshima by Japan and Dokdo by South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan annual event to highlight island claim

The 13th annual "Takeshima Day" ceremony is held in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2018, to highlight Japan's claim to sovereignty over a South Korean-administered group of islets, called Takeshima by Japan and Dokdo by South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea issues stamps featuring disputed Takeshima Island

SEOUL, South Korea - People in South Korea buy in Seoul on Jan. 16 postage stamps issued the same day featuring the disputed Takeshima Island, known as Tokto in South Korea, in the Sea of Japan. Japan lodged a protest over the stamp issuance. Both countries claim the island. (Kyodo)