A US government agency has reversed its recent decision to refer to a small island claimed by both Japan and South Korea as no longer belonging to any country, and will continue calling it South Korean territory.
Last week, the US Board on Geographic Names changed its designation of the island from South Korean to non-designated sovereignty. South Korea strongly protested the decision.
On Wednesday, the Asian affairs chief of the National Security Council Dennis Wilder said President George W Bush ordered Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to look into the matter after being contacted by the South Korean government. Bush is visiting South Korea next week.
He said the decision was then made that the board's database will go back to referring to the island as South Korean.
Wilder said he regrets that last week's change in designation was perceived by South Koreans as some sort of change in the US policy.
He said the US remains neutral on the dispute, and that Japan and South Korea should work diplomatically to resolve the issue.
The island is called Takeshima in Japanese and Dokdo in Korean. Earlier this month, Japan's education ministry referred to the island for the first time in a document for junior high school teachers. This brought strong protests from South Korea.
2008/07/31 10:56
http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_13.html
Takeshima is not included in the area that Japan abandoned by San Francisco Peace Treaty, so it is a Japanese territory.
Treaty Of Peace With Japan
Chapter II
Territory
Article 2
(a) Japan recognizing the independence of Korea, renounces all right, title and claim to Korea, including the islands of Quelpart, Port Hamilton and Dagelet.
U.S.A. betrayed an alliance with Japan. Japan should cancel U.S.-Japan Security Treaty
Korea occupies Takeshima without any grounds in an international law. It is the coward who continues refusing appearance in to the International Court of Justice
Korea insists that Tsushima is also Korea territory. In the future, Korea will insist that whole Japan is Korea territory . If continue occupying it illegally by all means, it is considered to be an enemy. Korea will be destroyed by all means
Korea says it created dragon-boat racing and mahn-tou, which is chinese. Korea says it created China.
takeshima is a small uninhabited island, isn't it? destroy it with many explosives, and there will be no arguments.
>>9
I hear the argument is actually more over ocean rights granted by Takeshima then Takeshima itself. The surrounding fisheries are very valuable.
Why dont' they just share it?
>>11
Have you heard of this sharing mentality is successful in practice?
oh no, don't cancel treaty japan!
how will i protect myself without your awesome army that is more powerful than poland?
>>13
military access through japan is a major part of US force projection in east asia, you are very dumb.
Those Korean extremists went too far when they cut open and ate those pheasants alive, and pulled the limbs of that pig using ropes.
Make it Takeshima.
>>15
Actually, I think that particular protest was over the US military presence or something.
(But the Koreans really just wanted an excuse to torture animals.)
Nice to meet you. I am one Japanese who lives in Japan.
The response of honest Japanese Government was too bad for Takeshima.
The nature passes in Kunashirito and Etorofuto in the Hokkaido north and
Takeshima is a situation where the South Korea army has already resided.
It is a situation in which the person who agrees with South Korea exists also
in the government in Japan though doesn't go out publicly.
It completely has and South Korea is a troublesome country.
I am sorry for the thing that is strange English because the search engine is
used.
>>17
tell you what, you can have takeshima if you sincerely apologize for korean sex slaves and the rape of nanking
>>18
yes because he raped all them wimins.
Fuck, "hurr aporogize." It's so fucking useless. Them wimins are already dead anyway.
>>19
true, but it's something the jappos can never bring themselves to do so maybe it will curtail their whining for a bit
This site and the 2ch portal have taught me to stop loving anime and start hating asians.
Choppari will never apologise, then again, it shall soon be of no consequence because Japan will sink beneath the waves! Urinara manse.
after reading this thread, you will find why we japanese detest chongs
That's why people consider Korea to be the third level country
Koreans tell a lie, I am Japanese.
Korea does not return the stolen statue of Buddha.
South Korea has bilk money borrowed at the time of the World Cup.
Korea has to be compared to Japan at any time.
Koreans have not seen a human being equally.
Hide inconvenient facts Korea.
South Korea has borrowed a lot of money so far, I have not yet returned to Japan.
Lotte and Samsung is a Korean company.