Japan Demands Removal of Dokdo from Olympic Maps... IOC Also Biased

Representatives of the National Sovereignty Solidarity held a press conference on the 27th in front of the Japanese Embassy in Jongno-gu, Seoul, condemning the organizing committee and the Japanese government for marking Dokdo as Japanese territory on the official Tokyo Olympic website map and urging the deletion of the map. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] On the 30th, the Democratic Party of Korea strongly criticized the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee's website map that marked Dokdo as Japanese territory.

Lee Yong-bin, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea, stated in a commentary on the same day, "We strongly urge the Japanese government to immediately accept the Korean government's protest and remove Dokdo from the Olympic map."

The spokesperson emphasized, "Any attempt to use the Olympics to assert territorial ambitions over Dokdo can neither be overlooked nor tolerated. The Democratic Party and the government will respond strongly using all available means."

He also pointed out, "The IOC's double standards and biased attitude must be criticized. The IOC recommended deleting Dokdo from the Korean Peninsula flag during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics following Japan's protest, and our government accepted that recommendation and removed Dokdo."

He added, "The IOC should officially request the Japanese government to remove Dokdo just as it did then. Only then can the IOC properly uphold its stature."

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