South Korea has until recently remained cautious about openly responding to Japan’s claim over Dokdo islets under the principle that it would only help put Tokyo’s provocation at the center of ...

Seong Il-jong, a member of the People Power Party, defended Defense Minister Shin Won-sik on the 5th regarding the controversy over Shin's past writings and the phrase "territorial dispute over Dokdo" ...

Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security. As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely ...

Acrimonious territorial disputes between East Asian nations involving largely uninhabited islands are nothing new, and they have received an abundance of attention from foreign policy officials and ...

South Korea’s denial of entry to three Japanese lawmakers attempting to visit the disputed islands of Dokdo/Takeshima is the latest in a long series of tit-for-tats between the two countries. The ...

Rosy prospects of enhanced three-way cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the United States against North Korea's growing threats face uncertainty as a long-running territorial dispute once ...

Controversy is growing over the government’s ambiguous approach in promoting the nation’s sovereignty over Dokdo. Government officials, politicians and scholars are divided over whether it was ...