A 2016 file photo of teams from the special forces of the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand during a naval exercise. - ST
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean's military began annual drills on Tuesday around a set of islands also claimed by Japan, days after planned talks between the two countries' leaders were called off amid a spat over an Olympics map.
Seoul and Tokyo have been at odds over the sovereignty of the islets called Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan, which lie about halfway between the neighbours in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.
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