South Korea Japan Island Dispute

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  Mango Mousse To Be Served In Korean Summit Leaves A Bitter Taste In Japan

  Tokyo has lodged an objection that dessert which will be served at the inter-Korean summit has been decorated with a Korean peninsula map that includes disputed islands with Japan.

• South Korea Slams Japan's 'Ludicrous' Island Claim

  South Korea on Tuesday slammed Japan's "ludicrous" reassertion of its claim to a set of disputed islets in a new defence white paper, warning it would further strain relations.

• South Korea Holds Island Live-Fire Drill, Ignores Japan Protest

  The South Korean navy held a rare live-fire drill near a set of disputed islands on Friday, brushing off angry protests from co-claimant Japan, which called the exercises "deplorable".

• Barack Obama in Tokyo backs Japan in China island row

  US President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to defend Japan if China attacks over a tense territorial dispute, but also urged Beijing to help stop North Korea from forging ahead with its "dangerous" nuclear programme.

• Japan stages rally over disputed islands with South Korea

  Japan held an annual rally on Saturday marking Tokyo's claim to a set of tiny islands controlled by South Korea, further fuelling a long-standing territorial row between the two neighbours.

• Japan revises teaching manuals, says islands its territory

  Japan said on Tuesday it was revising teaching manuals to make clear that two sets of remote islands at the centre of disputes with China and South Korea are integral parts of its territory, prompting protests from an angry Seoul.

• Asian nations address sea disputes, but unlikely to blame China

  Asian nations must ensure that territorial disputes do not erupt into conflict, leaders said on Friday, with Japan and the Philippines reaffirming their commitment to freedom of flight

• China says it monitored defiant US bomber flights

  China said Wednesday it had monitored two unarmed U.S. bombers that flew over the East China Sea in defiance of Beijing's declaration it was exercising greater military control over the area.

• Defying China, US bombers fly into East China Sea zone

  Two unarmed U.S. B-52 bombers on a training mission flew over disputed islands in the East China Sea without informing Beijing, defying China's declaration of a new airspace defence zone and raising the stakes in a territorial standoff.

• Japan, China in war of words over airspace

  Japan and China are exchanging angry words over a territorial dispute, with each country summoning the other's ambassador and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling a newly declared Chinese maritime air defense zone dangerous and unenforceable.

• South Korea asserts control inside China's new 'air zone'

  South Korea stressed Monday its "unchanging" control over an area that overlaps with China's newly-declared air defence zone and said it would raise the issue at high-level talks with Beijing.

• Japan readies island wargames amid YouTube PR push

  Destroyers, fighter jets and 34,000 troops will take part in a huge exercise aimed at bolstering Japan's ability to protect its remote islands, the government said on Thursday, amid a territorial dispute with China.

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  Avoid politics, FIFA tells Japan and South Korea

  FIFA has asked South Korean and Japanese players to refrain from political gestures over disputed islands at an Under-20 Women's World Cup match on Thursday, an official said.

• South Korea returns protest letter, angering Japan

  South Korea on Thursday returned a protest letter from Japan's prime minister without answering it, further angering Tokyo amid a bitter row over disputed islands.

• Japan to take islands dispute with Korea to international court

  Japan said on Saturday that it will take the long-running islands territorial dispute with South Korea to the International Court of Justice, after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak made a surprise visit to the islands this week.