Tag: Dokdo

Navy hands its top shipboard command to a woman for the first time

Capt. Bae Sun-young becomes the first woman to lead the Navy’s largest ship, marking a milestone in Korea’s expanding roles for female officers.

Navy names 1st female commander for large amphibious transport ship

Who will live on Dokdo? Search begins after last resident dies.

Ulleung County is preparing to recruit a new permanent resident for Dokdo after the death of its last registered inhabitant left the disputed islets with an official population of zero.

International legal review of Japan’s Dokdo claims and imperial legacies

An international law review argues that Tokyo's assertion rests on imperial-era assumptions that fail to establish lawful title under the postwar legal order.

Newly disclosed U.S. military records reinforce Korean sovereignty over Dokdo

Newly unveiled U.S. military files and Korean government documents show Washington recognized the East Sea islets as Korean territory after liberation.

Samsung weather app shows Dokdo as being in North Korea

A weather application on smartphones made by Samsung Electronics is erroneously identifying the easternmost South Korean islets of Dokdo as North Korean territory.

Korean man arrested in Japan after trying to hang protest banners at controversial war shrine

A Korean man was arrested Wednesday by Japanese police on suspicion of obstruction of business after attempting to hang protest banners at Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine, where a spring ritual was underway.