Japan annual event to highlight island claim

Yuhei Yamashita, a Cabinet Office parliamentary secretary, addresses the 13th annual "Takeshima Day" ceremony in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2018, to highlight Japan's claim to sovereignty over a South Korean-administered group of islets, called Takeshima by Japan and Dokdo by South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo (Photo by Kyodo News Stills via Getty Images)