Japan recalls South Korea ambassador over disputed island visit

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to disputed islands suspected of containing rich natural gas reserves raised tensions between Seoul and Tokyo on Friday, with Japan recalling its ambassador and issuing a terse warning.

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who makes a dispute

S.Korea rejected repeated proposals by Japan to let the international court to settle island dispute.The reason is the final official peace treaty document.
NARA:RG59, Lot54 D423 JAPANESE PEACE TREATY FILES OF JOHN FOSTER DULLES, Box 8, Korea.
"As regards the island of Dokdo, otherwise known as Takeshima or Liancourt Rocks, has been under the jurisdiction of the Oki Islands Branch Office of Shimane Prefecture of Japan. The island does not appear ever before to have been claimed by Korea."

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An act of aggression.

South Korea is an invader of Takeshima.They occupied this island by military power illegally after the Pacific War .
Many Japanese islanders were sacrificed.

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