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Ex-school teacher reads picture book about Takeshima

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former elementary school teacher Yumiko Sugihara reads her picture book about how life was for local residents around Takeshima, a pair of islands held by South Korea and claimed by Japan, to children in Yokohama on June 20, 2014.

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Ex-school teacher reads picture book about Takeshima

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former elementary school teacher Yumiko Sugihara (R) reads her picture book about how life was for local residents around Takeshima, a pair of islands held by South Korea and claimed by Japan, to children in Yokohama on June 20, 2014.

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Japanese textbook on territories

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese social studies textbook for elementary school pupils mentions the Northern Territories, Takeshima and the Senkaku Islands in a "territorial issue" column. All social studies textbooks for primary school students in Japan will include descriptions of islands at the heart of bilateral frictions with China and South Korea, with some referring to them as Japan's "inherent" territory, the Japanese education ministry said April 4, 2014.

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Japanese textbook on territories

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese social studies textbook for elementary school pupils mentions the Northern Territories, Takeshima and the Senkaku Islands in a "territorial issue" column. All social studies textbooks for primary school students in Japan will include descriptions of islands at the heart of bilateral frictions with China and South Korea, with some referring to them as Japan's "inherent" territory, the Japanese education ministry said April 4, 2014.

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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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Japan teaching manuals

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's education minister Hakubun Shimomura holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2014. He announced that the education ministry has revised its teaching manuals for junior and senior high schools to describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as "integral parts of Japanese territory."

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Japan teaching manuals

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's education minister Hakubun Shimomura holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2014. He announced that the education ministry has revised its teaching manuals for junior and senior high schools to describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as "integral parts of Japanese territory."

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Japan teaching manuals

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's education minister Hakubun Shimomura holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2014. He announced that the education ministry has revised its teaching manuals for junior and senior high schools to describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as "integral parts of Japanese territory."

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Japan teaching manuals

TOKYO, Japan - A September 2012 photo shows (from front) Minamikojima, Kitakojima and Uotsuri islands of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Japan's education minister Hakubun Shimomura announced on Jan. 28, 2014, that the education ministry has revised its teaching manuals for junior and senior high schools to describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as "integral parts of Japanese territory."

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New textbooks describe Takeshima, Senkakus as Japan's

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows pages of newly approved Japanese high school textbooks on which the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets are described as Japanese territories. Most of the textbooks newly approved for use at high schools from April 2014 describe the disputed islands as Japanese territories, the education ministry said March 26, 2013, in announcing the results of recent textbook screenings.

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New textbooks describe Takeshima, Senkakus as Japan's

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows textbooks newly approved for use at high schools in Japan from April 2014. Most of the new textbooks describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as Japanese territories, the education ministry said March 26, 2013, in announcing the results of recent textbook screenings.

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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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Shimane Pref. opens renovated Takeshima library

MATSUE, Japan - The western Japan prefecture of Shimane reopens Nov. 14, 2012, a library dedicated to materials on the Takeshima islands, the focus of a territorial row with South Korea, after a period of renovation.

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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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Japan proposes to S. Korea taking isles dispute to ICJ

SEOUL, South Korea - Kotaro Otsuki (C), an official at the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, arrives at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Aug. 21, 2012, to deliver Japan's formal proposal for the two countries to jointly seek a resolution at the International Court of Justice for their dispute over a group of sparsely inhabited islands in the Sea of Japan. South Korea has already indicated it would reject the offer over the disputed isles, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, which are controlled by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo.

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Japan proposes to S. Korea taking isles dispute to ICJ

SEOUL, South Korea - Kotaro Otsuki (C), an official at the Japanese Embassy in South Korea, is surrounded by reporters at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Aug. 21, 2012, after delivering Japan's formal proposal to the ministry for the two countries to jointly seek a resolution at the International Court of Justice for their dispute over a group of sparsely inhabited islands in the Sea of Japan. South Korea has already indicated it would reject the offer over the disputed isles, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, which are controlled by Seoul but claimed by Tokyo.

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Japan envoy to S. Korea returns to Tokyo over isle visit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto (R) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport from Seoul on Aug. 10, 2012. Japan called the envoy home temporarily in protest over South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's trip to disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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S. Korean President Lee visits disputed islets

TOKYO, Japan - A small group of people, including one holding Japan's national flag, protest in front of the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012, after South Korean President Lee Myung Bak visited disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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Japan envoy to S. Korea returns to Tokyo over isle visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto departs from Seoul's Kimpo airport for Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Japan called the envoy home temporarily in protest over South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's trip to disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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Japan envoy to S. Korea returns to Tokyo over isle visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto is surrounded by reporters before leaving Seoul's Kimpo airport for Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Japan called the envoy home temporarily in protest over South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's trip to disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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S. Korean President Lee visits disputed islets

TOKYO, Japan - People at an electric appliance store in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012, watch television news reports on South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's visit to disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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Japan envoy to S. Korea returns to Tokyo over isle visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto departs from Seoul's Kimpo airport for Japan on Aug. 10, 2012. Japan called the envoy home temporarily in protest over South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's trip to disputed islands in the Sea of Japan, called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea.

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Japan protests U.S. paper ads

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows full-page opinion ads in the March 1, 2012, edition of The New York Times, apparently claiming South Korean sovereignty over disputed islets under the pretext of tourism promotion. The Japanese Consulate General in New York said on March 15, 2012, that Japan has lodged a protest with the U.S. paper. The ads used the Korean name Dokdo for the Takeshima Islands, South Korean-controlled islets claimed by Japan in the Sea of Japan.

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Newly approved Japanese textbooks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows some of the textbooks newly approved on March 30, 2011, by the Japanese government for use at junior high schools from April 2012. All seven civics textbooks describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as Japanese territories.

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S. Koreans protest over remarks by Japanese envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean citizens demonstrate in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 25 protesting remarks made earlier this week by Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Toshiyuki Takano, who said the disputed Sea of Japan islands known as Takeshima in Japan and Tokto in South Korea belong to Japan. The islands are claimed by both countries.

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S. Korea's Lee orders stern response to Japan's islet claim

SEOUL, Japan - A South Korean man protesting Japan's claim of sovereignty over the disputed Takeshima islands is stopped by security personnel from approaching the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 14. South Korean President Lee Myung Bak instructed his government to deal ''sternly and strictly'' with Japan after the Japanese education ministry released a new school teaching guideline on July 14 stating that the disputed islets are Japanese territory. (Kyodo)

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S. Koreans protest over remarks by Japanese envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean citizens demonstrate in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 25 protesting remarks made earlier this week by Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Toshiyuki Takano, who said the disputed Sea of Japan islands known as Takeshima in Japan and Tokto in South Korea belong to Japan. The islands are claimed by both countries. (Kyodo)

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Newly approved Japanese textbooks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows some of the textbooks newly approved on March 30, 2011, by the Japanese government for use at junior high schools from April 2012. All seven civics textbooks describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as Japanese territories. (Kyodo)

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Japan protests U.S. paper ads

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows full-page opinion ads in the March 1, 2012, edition of The New York Times, apparently claiming South Korean sovereignty over disputed islets under the pretext of tourism promotion. The Japanese Consulate General in New York said on March 15, 2012, that Japan has lodged a protest with the U.S. paper. The ads used the Korean name Dokdo for the Takeshima Islands, South Korean-controlled islets claimed by Japan in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Ex-school teacher reads picture book about Takeshima

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former elementary school teacher Yumiko Sugihara reads her picture book about how life was for local residents around Takeshima, a pair of islands held by South Korea and claimed by Japan, to children in Yokohama on June 20, 2014. (Kyodo)