Dokdo Day News Today

K-pop fans are leading the so-called “Dokdo challenge” online by uploading videos of K-pop artists synched with Dokdo-themed song to campaign for Koreas easternmost islets amid Japans continued territorial claims.

ULLEUNGDO, North Gyeongsang Province -- On Oct. 19, more than 100 eager individuals embarked on a journey, hoping to set their feet on the Dokdo islets, South Korea's easternmost outpost, just days before Dokdo Day on Oct. 25. The sense of anticipation and yearning to reach the remote and symbolic islets was palpable. For many, this opportunity to visit Dokdo was a rare and cherished one, and the journey itself ...

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), proposed a bill designating

South Koreas Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the South Korean government strongly protested against Japans reiteration of unjust sovereignty claims over Dokdo.