SEOUL (Kyodo) -- South Korea's military and maritime police began a joint defense exercise on Tuesday around a group of islets in the Sea of Japan, local media reported, with Japan protesting the move around the outcroppings it claims.
Japan-South Korea rift
South Korea holds drill around Takeshima islets amid Japan protest
Japan chief cabinet secretary calls move 'unacceptable and extremely regrettable'
A set of remote islands called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese is seen in this picture taken from a helicopter in 2012. © Reuters
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