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Dokdo territorial dispute holds back trilateral cooperation

TOKYO (AP) — Japan lodged a complaint Monday over a South Korean ship that was conducting a marine survey in waters near Japanese-claimed islands controlled by Seoul. Government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno said it was “totally unacceptable” that a South Korean research ship was spotted trailing what appeared to be a cable near the islands, which Japan calls Takeshima and South Korea calls Dokdo.

Japan lodged a complaint Monday over a South Korean ship that was conducting a marine survey in waters near Japanese-claimed islands controlled by Seoul.

Japan is considering a foreign ministerial meeting with South Korea next month in Tokyo, government sources said on May 31, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seeks to mend soured bilateral ties following the launch of a new government in Seoul.

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Rosy prospects of enhanced three-way cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the United States against North Koreas growing threats face uncertainty as a long-running territorial dispute once again pits Seoul and Tokyo against each other. Japans claim to Dokdo, South Koreas easternmost islets, and other historical issues regarding its wartime atrocities, continue to overshadow their bilateral ties, dashing Washingtons hopes for trilateral cooperation. launches.

Japan has lodged a complaint over a South Korean ship conducting a marine survey in waters near Japanese-claimed islands controlled by Seoul

TOKYO (AP) — Japan lodged a complaint Monday over a South Korean ship that was conducting a marine survey in waters near Japanese-claimed islands controlled by Seoul.

Japan complains over Seoul marine survey in disputed waters | 2022-05-30 17:46:48

Japan lodged a complaint Monday over a South Korean ship that was conducting a marine survey in waters near Japanese-claimed islands controlled by Seoul. Government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno said it was “totally unacceptable” that a South Korean research ship was spotted trail...