South Korea Responds to the Latest Japanese Claims to Dokdo
PM Takaichi must be pandering to the voters in Shimane prefecture that supported her party in the last election because this issue is so dumb. There is no way Japan is ever going to have sovereignty over Dokdo. They might as claim sovereignty over Hawaii because they have as much chance of claiming those islands as they do Dokdo:
The presidential office on Friday rejected Japan’s renewed territorial claim over Dokdo, stressing that no sovereignty dispute exists over Korea’s easternmost islets. (….)
The response came after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated Tokyo’s claim to the islets and suggested that her government could send a Cabinet member to the annual “Takeshima Day” event. Tokyo refers to Dokdo by its Japanese name, Takeshima.
Speaking Thursday during a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, Takaichi said Japan would continue to promote its position on the islets internationally.
“We will clearly let the international community know that Takeshima is Japanese territory,” she said. “We will work to create the conditions so that a Cabinet member will one day attend the Takeshima Day event.”
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