Dokdo (Takeshima) Islands

When

since Apr 1952

Kind

Territorial claim

Coordinates

37.24° N, 131.87° E

Names

Dokdo (Takeshima) Islands

Region

5

Censored at

2001-12

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Territorial dispute between South Korea, Japan, and North Korea

The Liancourt Rocks dispute, also called the Dokdo dispute or the Takeshima dispute, is a territorial dispute between South Korea, Japan, and North Korea regarding sovereignty over the Liancourt Rocks, a group of small islets in the Sea of Japan. The rocks are also known in Korea as Dokdo and in Japan as Takeshima .

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