By MASASHI SHIMIZU/ Staff Writer
February 21, 2022 at 18:15 JST
The disputed Takeshima islets are seen sandwiched between Japan’s Oki island group and South Korea’s Ullung-do island on a navigational chart from the late Edo Period (1603-1867). (Masashi Shimizu)
For the first time, an official map from the late Edo Period (1603-1867) was found that shows the now-disputed Takeshima islets as Japanese territory, a Japanese think tank said. [Read More]
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