Japan Self-Defense Forces provoke with 'Dokdo' while promoting a 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific'

[Source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] It has been revealed that the Japan Self-Defense Forces labeled Dokdo as "Takeshima" in a video they released to promote the concept of a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific."

On the 10th, a video titled "Response Towards Promoting the Vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific," recently posted on Twitter and Facebook by Japan's Ministry of Defense Joint Staff Office, equivalent to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, showed a map of the Northeast Asia region with the phrase "Territorial Issue of Takeshima" marked in the East Sea.

This video highlights joint exercises between the Self-Defense Forces and the French military, as well as joint drills involving Japan, the United States, Australia, and France, emphasizing the Self-Defense Forces' efforts to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific. It mentioned Dokdo in a video unrelated to Korea-Japan relations. In particular, amid criticism of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee for depicting Dokdo as Japanese territory on maps, the Self-Defense Forces' involvement is seen as increasing the burden on Korea-Japan relations.

Meanwhile, the Japanese government, including the Ministry of Defense, refers to Dokdo as Takeshima and claims that "Japan's inherent territory is being illegally occupied by South Korea."

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