Liancourt Rocks dispute Liancourt Rocks dispute The Liancourt Rocks dispute is a territorial dispute between South Korea and Japan. Both countries claim sovereignty over the Liancourt Rocks, a group of small islets in the Sea of Japan which are referred to as "Dokdo" () in Korean and in Japanese. North Korea also claims sovereignty of the islands. The Liancourt Rocks have been administered by South Korea since 1954 by the Korea Coast Guard. This action was taken after the United States stated in the Rusk documents that the Japanese claim to the Liancourt Rocks would not be renounced in their peace treaty with
The Conflict Over the Sovereignty of the Diaoyu Islands -- between Taiwan (ROC), China (PRC), & Japan conclusion on the sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands. The Diaoyu Islands consisted five non-inhibited islets-- Uotsuri Shima (Diaoyu Dao), Taisho To (Chiwei Dao), Kuba Shima (Huangwei Yu), Kita Kojima (Bei Xiaodao), and Minami Kojima (Nan Xiaodao)-- and three barren rocks, which are Okinokita Iwa (Da Bei Xiaodao), Okinominami Iwa (Dan Nan Xiaodao), and Tobise (Fei Jiao Yen). The total area of the Diaoyu Islands were 6.5 square kilometer. Among all the islands, Uotsuri Shima was considered as the largest one, which is approximately 4.5 square kilometer. These islands lie in between Northern longitude 25.40 to 26 degrees, and Eastern longitude