Seoul, Tokyo ‘at war’ over history   
   

Over the past decade, Japan has stepped up, both in quality and quantity, its territorial claim over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea. South Korea has responded accordingly.  Some historians have characterized the territorial dispute as a war over history between the two nations. A variety of factors, including Japan’s lesson from the diplomatic row with China over disputed waters near the East China Sea last year, could be behind Japan’s nationalistic campaign in history education. (The Korea Times)

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