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Report: South Korea Upset by U.S. Selection of “Sea of Japan” Name

Posted August 8th, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
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South Korean news media say the country’s officials are criticizing the U.S. government’s decision to call the body of water between Japan and South Korea the Sea of Japan, instead of the East Sea, as preferred by Seoul. Koreans are campaigning for the international usage of the name East Sea, or at least both names. […]

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