{"id":416729,"date":"2017-01-20T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=416729"},"modified":"2017-01-20T20:43:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T18:43:21","slug":"japan-says-isle-name-on-2018-olympic-website-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/fr\/2017\/01\/japan-says-isle-name-on-2018-olympic-website-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan says isle name on 2018 Olympic website \u2018unacceptable.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"NewsHub\"$ TOKYO (AP) – Japan \u2019s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says it is \u201cunacceptable\u201d that the official website for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics refers to disputed isles in the Sea of Japan under the South Korean name \u201cDokdo.\u201d
The website introduces the islets by saying, \u201cDokdo holds a special place in the hearts of Koreans as they hold pride in defending Korea\u2019s easternmost reached territory.\u201d
Japan calls the islets Takeshima and says it has historical evidence backing its sovereignty since at least the 17th century. South Korea has countered that it has far older historical evidence that the islets it calls Dokdo are theirs.
The website also refers to the waters which Japan calls Sea of Japan under the South Korean name, \u201cEast Sea.\u201d
\u201cIt is unacceptable in light of our country\u2019s stance over the sovereignty of Takeshima and over the naming of the Sea of Japan ,\u201d Kshida said. \u201cIt goes against the Olympic Charter which calls for mutual understanding and opposes the political use of sports.\u201d
The office of Lee Hee-beom, head of the Pyeongchang organizing committee, said Friday that \u201cit\u2019s not even worth making a response\u201d to the Japanese comments, arguing that the islets are undoubtedly South Korean territory.
Copyright \u00a9 2017 The Washington Times, LLC.
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