Japan protests against South Korean drill on disputed islands


  • World
  • Friday, 25 Oct 2013

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan lodged a protest on Friday after South Korea's military and coast guard conducted an "unacceptable" defence drill on disputed islands, the latest flare-up in tension between the two Asian neighbours.

Japan's relations with South Korea have been badly frayed since August 2012 when then-South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited the islands, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in Korea. Koreans also harbour bitter resentment of Japanese colonial rule from 1910 to 1945.

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