Seoul’s Government, Olympic Committee Sends Letter Regarding Dokdo Disputed Territory

Japan continues to reject South Korea’s request to correct a map on the Tokyo Olympics website.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said in a news conference on Wednesday that Seoul’s protest over the map is unacceptable, and insisted that Dokdo, the South Korea-controlled territory belongs to Japan.

He was contradicted later the same day by former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who tweeted that the island is South Korean territory, and noted that this fact is also acknowledged by the U.S.

A possible boycott of the global games has been brought up by a former South Korean PM.

Seoul’s government and olympic committee have already sent a letter asking the IOC to provide mediation.