The Liancourt Rocks, known in Korea as Dokdo and in Japan as Takeshima, are a group of islets in the Sea of Japan between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago administered by South Korea.
The West island (top) and the East island (bottom)
The Liancourt Rocks viewed from the North
Japanese sea lions at Liancourt Rocks during a Japanese sealing operation in 1934
The base that houses South Korean police guards on the Liancourt Rocks' East Islet
Korean reunification is the hypothetical unification of North Korea and South Korea into a singular Korean sovereign state. Prior to World War I and Korea under Japanese rule, all of Korea had been un
Liancourt Rocks
…contested by Japan. North Korea formerly claimed the territory, but has reportedly ceased its claim, following the country's abandoning of all goals of reunification with the South. South Korea classifies the islets as Dokdo-ri, Ulleung-eup, Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, while Japan classifies the islands as part of…
15 June Joint Declaration signed by Kim Jong Il and Kim Dae-jung
Arch of Reunification, demolished in early 2024 in North Korea
South Korea's National Assembly. The woman holding a dove symbolizes peace and prosperity.
US President Donald Trump (left), North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un (center), and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right) in the demilitarized zone in 2019