Seoul plans inn on Dokdo islets: report



SEOUL (Kyodo) Signaling an end to “quiet diplomacy,” South Korea has decided to enhance the habitability of disputed islets in the Sea of Japan also claimed by Japan, including building a marine hotel there....
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Category: Politics | Tags: japan, korea, government, party, south korea, seoul

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That must piss Japan off so much. Lol

I thought Japan owned Dokdo island?

I have no idea but they’re both fighting over it.

It would be cool if they could actually share it.

They would never agree on anything.

You never know. Haha I didn’t realize the feud between Korea and Japan was still going on. At least with the younger generations you can’t tell as much. Especially with all the pop stars debuting in Japan.

The feud with Japan and Korea will never die as long as Dokdo island is around. haha

I never understood why this island was so important I just knew it was the center of hate. haha

http://www.geocities.com/mlovmo/page4.html

Dokdo consists of two tiny rocky islets surrounded by 33 smaller rocks. The Dokdo islets are located about 215 kilometers off the eastern border of Korea and 90 kilometers east of South Korea’s Ullung Island. The islets are an administative part of Ullung Island, North Kyongsang province, under the control of the Department of Ocean and Fisheries.  Dokdo is also 157 kilometers northwest of Japan’s Oki Islands.  Its exact position is 37° 14’ 45” N and 131° 52’ 30” E.  Of the two Islets that make up Dokdo, Suhdo (the West islet) is a steep-sided rock about 100 meters high, while Dongdo (the East islet) is 174 meters high. The approximate total surface area of Dokdo is 0.186 square kilometers (56 acres).