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Share this on: Facebook Twitter Digg delicious reddit MySpace StumbleUpon LinkedIn South Korean singer swims into island dispute with JapanBy Hilary Whiteman, CNNupdated 10:47 PM EDT, Wed August 15, 2012if (typeof cnnArticleGallery=="undefined"){var cnnArticleGallery={};if(typeof cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=="undefined"){cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList=[];}}var expGalleryPT00=new ArticleExpandableGallery();expGalleryPT00.setImageCount(5);//cnn_adbptrackpgalimg("Asian island dispute", 1);.cnn_html_slideshow_metadata > .cnn_html_media_utility::before{color:red;content:'>>';font-size:9px;line-height:12px;padding-right:1px}.cnnstrylccimg640{margin:0 27px 14px 0}.captionText{filter:alpha(opacity=100);opacity:1}.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:visited,.cnn_html_slideshow_media_caption a:link,.captionText a,.captionText a:visited,.captiontext a:link{color:#004276;outline:medium none}.cnnVerticalGalleryPhoto{margin:0 auto;padding-right:68px;width:270px}
South Korean singer Kim Jang-Hoon (R) swims in the sea off Uljin, 225 kms southeast of Seoul, on August 13, 2012. He's among more than 40 swimmers who are part of a politically-charged relay team swimming from South Korea to the contested islands of Dokdo, or Takeshima as they're known in Japan.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":true,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":1,"title":"Asian island dispute"}South Korean singer Kim Jang-Hoon (front) and members of a swimming club pose for a group photo before embarking on a 55-hour-long relay swim to the contested islands. They're due to arrive on Wednesday, August 15, the 67th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"Asian island dispute"}South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak points through the window of a helicopter at the remote islands disputed with Japan on August 10, 2012. It was the first visit by a South Korean president to the islands, which prompted Tokyo to recall its ambassador from Seoul in protest.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Asian island dispute"}An aerial view of the remote islands disputed with Japan taken on August 10, 2012. According to a South Korean website on the islands, Dokdo has a population of three and amid the craggy rocks sit a lighthouse, lodge, helicopter landing pad, and a police station manned by South Korean officers.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Asian island dispute"}South Korean midfielder Park Jongwoo fights for the ball during the bronze medal football match the London Olympics, August 10, 2012. The IOC withheld Park's medal after he held a banner asserting South Korea's ownership of the contested islands during post-match celebrations.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Asian island dispute"}HIDE CAPTIONAsian island disputeAsian island disputeAsian island disputeAsian island disputeAsian island dispute<<<
South Korean singer Kim Jang-Hoon (front) and members of a swimming club pose for a group photo before embarking on a 55-hour-long relay swim to the contested islands. They're due to arrive on Wednesday, August 15, the 67th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":2,"title":"Asian island dispute"}
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak points through the window of a helicopter at the remote islands disputed with Japan on August 10, 2012. It was the first visit by a South Korean president to the islands, which prompted Tokyo to recall its ambassador from Seoul in protest.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":3,"title":"Asian island dispute"}
An aerial view of the remote islands disputed with Japan taken on August 10, 2012. According to a South Korean website on the islands, Dokdo has a population of three and amid the craggy rocks sit a lighthouse, lodge, helicopter landing pad, and a police station manned by South Korean officers.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":4,"title":"Asian island dispute"}
South Korean midfielder Park Jongwoo fights for the ball during the bronze medal football match the London Olympics, August 10, 2012. The IOC withheld Park's medal after he held a banner asserting South Korea's ownership of the contested islands during post-match celebrations.cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length]={"currentPicture":false,"x":0,"y":0,"pos":5,"title":"Asian island dispute"}HIDE CAPTIONAsian island disputeAsian island disputeAsian island disputeAsian island disputeAsian island dispute<<<
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Kim Jang-hoon is among dozens of amateur athletes who left the eastern port of Uljin Monday, bound for Dokdo, a largely uninhabited set of volcanic islands claimed by both South Korea and Japan, known by Tokyo as Takeshima.The group's 55-hour, 230-kilometer relay swim is expected to end Wednesday, on the 67th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule.Before jumping into the water, singer Kim Jang-Hoon told reporters: "I will never make such a comment as 'Dokdo is our territory' when I arrive there. It's meaningless to do so because they are undeniably our territory," according to the Yonhap news agency.The politically-charged event comes days after Lee Myung-Bak broke with convention to become the first South Korean president to visit the contested islands.Read more: What's behind island dispute?"Dokdo is indeed our territory and a place worth staking our lives to defend. Let's make sure to safeguard (the islets) with pride," he was reported to have told police officers stationed on the islands.President Lee visited Takeshima, which is an inherent territory of Japan, both in the light of historical facts and based on international lawKoichiro Gemba, Japanese foreign ministerLee's visit inflamed Japan which recalled its ambassador to Seoul, Masatoshi Muto, and threatened to take the dispute to the International Court of Justice."President Lee visited Takeshima, which is an inherent territory of Japan, both in the light of historical facts and based on international law. Therefore it is incompatible with the position of Japan, and so I made a strong protest on the matter," Japanese foreign minister Koichiro Gemba told a press conference Friday.Read more: Man crashes Japanese embassy over disputed islandsJapan has long claimed the islets as its territory, but Seoul said all Korean territory was returned after the country won independence from colonial rule by Japan in 1945.According to a South Korean website on the islands, Dokdo has a population of three and amid the craggy rocks sit a lighthouse, lodge, helicopter landing pad, and a police station manned by South Korean officers.The recent flare-up over who owns the islands even spilled onto soccer the pitch during the final days of the London Olympics.At the request of Japan, the International Olympic Commitee withheld the bronze medal from South Korean player Park Jongwoo after he held a banner during post-match celebrations supporting South Korea's ownership of the islands.An official from the Korean Football Association told CNN that the body had been asked to investigate the case by FIFA, soccer's ruling body, and submit its results by Thursday."It is proven from photos that Park's action was not intentional. He didn't make the sign," the official told CNN. "As you can see from photos, a fan was holding the sign during the match and Park got it from the fan."Dokdo/Takeshima is one of several of disputed island chains in the region and fears are emerging that competing territorial claims in the South China Sea could create a new Cold War in Asia.China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all have claims in the area and tensions have risen in recent months.
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