日, 독도 방어 훈련 중지 요구…韓 "명백한 우리 영토"라며 일축<br /><br />The Japanese government has asked South Korea to suspend its Dokdo defense drill on Sunday,... claiming ownership over the islets.<br />Seoul's foreign ministry turned down the request,... saying that Dokdo Island is and has always been Korea's sovereign territory.<br />The island in question was taken over by Japan as part of its oppressive colonization of Korea.<br />While the islet was rightfully restored to Korea in the 1950s,... Tokyo maintains that Dokdo is Japanese territory... and has criticized the biannual military exercises since early 1990s. <br />
