Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says it is “unacceptable” that the official website for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics refers to disputed Sea of Japan isles under the South Korean name of “Dokdo.”
“It goes against the Olympic Charter, which calls for mutual understanding and opposes the political use of sports,” Kishida told reporters Friday.
Japan claims the South Korean-controlled pair of islets and calls them Takeshima.
Japan has requested South Korea to address the issue, he added.
The Japan Olympic Committee has also asked the International Olympic Committee and the Korean Olympic Committee to correct the name, a source close to the matter said Friday.
