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S. Korea denounces Japan's territorial declare to disputed islets

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denounced Japan for its renewed territorial declare to Dokdo islets, that are referred to as Takeshima in Japan, mendacity midway between the 2 international locations.

The ministry stated in an announcement that the South Korean authorities strongly protested towards Japan’s reiteration of unjust sovereignty claims over Dokdo and sternly referred to as for an instantaneous abolition of the so-called Dokdo Day occasion.

Earlier within the day, Japan’s Shimane prefecture held what it referred to as Takeshima Day occasion, attended by a high-level official of Japan’s central authorities.

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry careworn that Dokdo is clearly an integral a part of the South Korean territory traditionally, geographically and beneath worldwide legislation, urging Japan to instantly cease making unjustified claims over Dokdo and squarely face historical past in a humble method.

The Shimane prefecture designated Feb. 22 because the Takeshima Day in 2005, and has since held an annual occasion to assert its administrative sovereignty over the islets.

South Korea regained its sovereignty over the Dokdo islets from Japan after the Korean Peninsula’s liberation from the 1910-45 Japanese colonization.

South Koreans see Japan’s declare over the rocky outcrops as its denial of atrocities dedicated by Japan throughout the colonial rule.

The international ministry summoned Naoki Kumagai, deputy head of mission on the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, to lodge a protest towards the renewed territorial declare.

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