Japan’s renewed sovereignty push over disputed Liancourt Rocks irks South Korea, China
China has responded to the row at a media briefing, urging Japan to ‘seriously reflect on its history of aggression’
“Under international law, Takeshima is clearly an inherent part of Japan’s territory,” Japan’s Minister in Charge of Territorial Issues Jiro Akama said at a press conference on Tuesday, according to Kyodo news agency.
“We will work to strengthen the dissemination of messages at home and abroad with the exhibition hall as a base,” added Akama, who is also chairman of the National Public Safety Commission.
After the war, South Korea regained de facto control of the islets, which the Japanese call an “illegal occupation”, according to a booklet by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Politicians of both countries have brought up the issue sporadically.