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Aging Japanese seek return of Takeshima from S. Korea

MATSUE, Japan - Yumiko Sugihara, 69, holds a picture book she has completed in the town of Okinoshima, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2013. The book tells the story of infant sea lions that were hunted near Takeshima, a group of islets in the Sea of Japan now controlled by South Korea, which calls them Dokdo.

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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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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)