Oceans apart: island dispute outrages Korea, bores Japan

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Tokyo's territorial dispute with Seoul over the island Takeshima, or Tokdo, has S Koreans exercised but barely stirs a ripple of interest in Japan. The issue resurfaced recently when both countries laid out 200-mile economic zones that overlap around the island, but it has been a sore point since Japan's 35-year occupation of the Korean Peninsula. An approaching election in S Korea also fuels the flames. Japan also has territorial disputes with Russia to the north and China and Taiwan to the south.

Japan, Japanese foreign relations, South Korean foreign relations, Territorial waters, Sea of Japan

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Who's Sorry Now?

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South Korea and the United States cannot agree over how North Korea should repent after its commandoes went into South Korea in Sep 1996. Talks between US President Bill Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young Sam have failed to reach a mutually satisfactory conclusion. Kim wants a direct apology from North Korea even though the request is regarded by experts as being unrealistic. Talks are continuing in an attempt to resolve the matter.

International Affairs, Intnl Diplomacy, Intnl Affairs & Defense, United States, Peace negotiations, North Korea, Diplomacy, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes

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