South Korea says it is to recall its envoy to Japan in the latest flare-up of tensions over disputed islands.

The foreign ministry said Japan had reasserted its claim to the islands, which are under South Korean control in waters between the Asian neighbours.

The fresh claim to Japanese ownership of the islands - known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese - is said to have been made in a textbook.

The islands sit in rich fishing grounds which may also contain gas reserves.

(BBC)

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