





"An uninhabited island in the Sea of Japan .... the island is called Takeshima by the Japanese and Tokto by the Koreans. It is also known as the Liancurt Rocks... During the Edo Period(1600-1868), conflict occasionally erupted over the issue of territorial rights. Japan occupied the island for strategic reasons during the Russo-Japan war and it was incorporated into Shimane Prefecture in 1905. Since the end of World War II, the Republic of Korea has claimed rights to the island and has control over it. Attempts to resolve the dispute have been unsuccessful..."
