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- Old Japanese maps mark Dokdo as Korean territory
- Apr 06, 2012
- This 1892 map codes different parts of Japanese territory with different colors. The Shimane Prefecture, which today claims jurisdiction over Dokdo, is coded in orange. U...
- East Sea ad published in Wall Street Journal
- Mar 14, 2012
- The front page of the Wall Street Journal Asia featured a Hangeul advertisement for Donghae, or the East Sea, on March 14.On March 14, the front page of the Wall Street J...
- Seminar on “East Sea” notation opens in Brussels
- Mar 12, 2012
- A lively discussion on geography took place from March 7 to March 9 in Brussels, Belgium, where scholars from around the world met for the 18th International Seminar on S...
- French encyclopedia publisher adopts ‘East Sea’ denomin...
- Feb 24, 2012
- French publisher Larousse used the term 'East Sea' in the 2012 editions of Le petit Larousse (photo : Yonhap News).Two leading French publishers, Larousse and Michelin, h...
- Dokdo billboard, Dokdo rap -- now Dokdo crane
- May 12, 2010
- Following on from billboards, newspaper ads and rap songs, now there’s a crane that promotes Korea’s Dokdo Island. Two Korean-Americans who are in the signboard busines...
- Field trip on Dokdo patrol ships becomes popular
- Jul 09, 2010
- The East Sea Coast Guard in Gangwon-do (Gangwon Province) announced that the number of visitors coming to see Dokdo patrol boats has shown a sharp increase since the unex...
- Old Japanese map that marks East Sea as [Sea of Joseon]...
- Jul 15, 2010
- The National Archives of Korea (NAK) of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced Monday (Jul. 12) that they had restored the early 19th century Japane...
- School textbooks to expand sections on Dokdo Island
- Jul 15, 2010
- Korea’s Dokdo Island is expected to be covered more widely in school textbooks. The Minister of Education, Science and Technology Ahn Byong-man revealed during his Jun....
- East Sea advertisement in L.A.
- Jul 21, 2010
- He has done it again. A Korean-American who put up a giant billboard that held a sign in support of Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo Island along one of the highways in L...
- Korea to build marine science research center on Dokdo
- Apr 06, 2011
- The Korean government will build a comprehensive marine science research center on Dokdo, Korea's easternmost island, in order to effectively strengthen its sovereignty.T...
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