Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama, center, delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark Shimane Prefecture-designated "Takeshima Day" in Matsue, Shimane prefecture, western Japan, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Japan renewed its claim on a contested island in the Sea of Japan held by South Korea at the annual event Monday, escalating tensions between the neighbors were already strained over Seoul's compensation claim over Tokyo's World War II atrocities. The island is called "Takeshima" in Japan and "Dokdo" in South Korea. (Kyodo News via AP)
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