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Liancourt Rocks dispute

1952 CE · South Korea, Asia · War

Liancourt Rocks dispute
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The Liancourt Rocks dispute, also called the Dokdo dispute or the Takeshima dispute, is a territorial dispute between South Korea, Japan, and North Korea regarding sovereignty over the Liancourt Rocks, a group of small islets in the Sea of Japan. The rocks are also known in Korea as Dokdo and in Japan as Takeshima .

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