An aerial photo of Dokdo that was taken in September 2021. [JOINT PRESS CORPS] Seoul's Foreign Ministry on Friday criticized Tokyo's claim to Korea's easternmost islets in a new annual defense white paper adopted by the Japanese cabinet on Friday. In a Friday statement, Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Lim Soo-suk said the islets, called Dokdo, are 'clearly an integral part' of Korean territory 'historically, geographically and under international law' and called on Tokyo to 'immediately withdraw' its claim.

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