S.Korean Students Burn Japanese Imperial Flag To Protest Territorial Dispute - Reports

Members of the South Korean Progressive University Student Union set a Japanese flag on fire for the second day in a row in protest against Japan's claim of South Korea's Eastern islets of Dokdo, media reported

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 02nd June, 2021) Members of the South Korean Progressive University Student Union set a Japanese flag on fire for the second day in a row in protest against Japan's claim of South Korea's Eastern islets of Dokdo, media reported.

The students burned a Rising Sun Flag which was previously used by the Japanese imperial army, Yonhap News Agency reported.

"Tokyo Olympics [organizers] and the Japanese government are strongly condemned for claiming Dokdo as Japanese territory," the students wrote on the flag, as quoted by the news agency, before setting it on fire. The scene unfolded in front of the Dongnimmun Independence Gate in South Korea's capital, Seoul.

The incident occurred after Tokyo Olympics organizers marked the Dokdo islets on the Tokyo Olympics website as Japanese territory. Seoul contacted a senior Japanese diplomat in an attempt to resolve the issue.

An unreported gathering formed around the event and a police investigation is underway because it is alleged that the students may have violated the assembly and demonstrations law.

Three members of the activist group were arrested on Tuesday for the same act.

The Dokdo islets are located in the Sea of Japan but have been controlled by South Korea, however, the country's sovereignty over them is disputed by Japan. The area is rich in fish and hydrate gas.