Event held in Japan to claim S Korea-held islets

An annual ceremony was held in western Japan on Thursday to press the country's claim to a group of South Korea-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, a long-standing sticking point in bilateral ties that have recently been improving. Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama urged the central government to promote talks…

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