SouthKorea'sforeignministryonThursdaydenouncedJapan'srenewedterritorialclaimfortheDokdoislets-calledTakeshimainJapan-whichliehalfwaybetweenthetwocountries.Themi
South Korea lodged a strong protest on Friday against Japan's renewed territorial claim over Dokdo islets, known as Takeshima in Japan, lying halfway between Seoul and Tokyo.