N. Korea slams Japan for holding annual event on Dokdo

• Published date: 03 March 2023
• Publication title: The Korea Times

North Korea's state media on Wednesday slammed Japan for holding an annual event that renewed its claim on South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo, calling the event "an undisguised agitation for aggression."

Dokdo, which lies closer to South Korea in the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, has long been a thorn in relations between Seoul and Tokyo. Since 2006, Japan has held an annual event on Dokdo.

In a commentary, the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Japan's claim on Dokdo is "a grave challenge to the historical justice and truth, an encroachment upon the Korean...