Friday, May 12, 2006

South Korea, Japan Island Dispute

South Korean protesters shout slogans as they burn anti-Japanese banners at a rally against Japan's plan to send survey ships near the islands called Tokto in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul April 20, 2006. South Korea called in Japan's envoy on Thursday to try to avert a high-seas showdown over a set of desolate islands claimed by both countries. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon


Former South Korean spy soldiers, who were trained to infiltrate North Korea, burn a picture symbolising the Japanese flag at a rally against Japan's plan to send survey ships near the islands called Tokto in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul April 21, 2006. Japan is sending a senior envoy to Seoul on Friday to try to find a middle ground in a standoff over a group of desolate islands claimed by both countries that has jarred an already strained relationship between the two. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon



South Korean protesters burn a Japanese military flag at a rally against Japan's plan to send survey ships near disputed islands, called Tokto in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, in front of the head office of the foreign ministry in Seoul, April 21, 2006. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

An anti-Japan rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul. South Korea has established a presidential taskforce to tackle a territorial row with Japan over islets in the sea between the two countries(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)

South Korean bee farmer Ahn Sang-kyu, swarmed with bees, jumps into Japanese flag and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's picture in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Ahn, a local bee farmer, released over 200,000 bees and attracted them to his body to highlight his protest against Japan's sovereignty claims over South Korea's Dokdo islets. The words written in Japanese read ' Dokdo is South Korea's land.' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)




South Korean bee farmer Ahn Sang-kyu is swarmed with 180,000 bees, which he released, during his protest in Seoul against Japan's sovereignty claims over the desolate islands called Tokto in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan May 2, 2006. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

South Korean bee farmer Ahn Sang-kyu, who is swarmed with 180,000 bees which he released, writes calligraphy during his protest in Seoul against Japan's sovereignty claims over the desolate islands called Tokto in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan May 2, 2006. The calligraphy reads, 'Tokto is South Korea's land'. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon


South Korean police patrol on a group of desolate volcanic islets Seoul and Pyongyang call Tokto and Tokyo calls Takeshima, which lie almost midway between the mainlands of Korean peninsula and Japan, May 10, 2006. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

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