A South Korean fighter jet conducted a patrol flight over islands at the center ...
TOKYO/SEOUL - A South Korean fighter jet conducted a patrol flight over islands at the center of a territorial dispute with Japan, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday, the latest escalation of a bitter feud over history, trade and territory.
The place is controlled by South Korea, with 25 guards and three lighthouse keepers currently stationed there.The dispute is deeply emotional for Koreans, who say the islands have been recorded as being part of Korean territory since the year 512 and were the first pieces of their territory seized by Japan when it started its 1910-1945 colonial reign over the peninsula.
Japan says it had established sovereignty over the islands by the mid-17th century when they were a stop-over point for its fishermen, and were incorporated into Shimane Prefecture in 1905, when South Korea became a Japanese protectorate.North Korea also claims sovereignty over the islands.Japan has proposed at least three times since 1954 that the dispute be referred to the International Court of Justice, but Seoul has rejected those proposals.
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