South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visits a set of disputed islets called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, east of Seoul, Aug.10, 2012. The president paid a landmark visit Friday to a set of disputed islets claimed by both South Korea and Japan after a stop on the nearby Ulleung Island, an unprecedented trip that raised Tokyo's ire. [Xinhua]

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visits a set of disputed islets called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, east of Seoul, Aug. 10, 2012. The president paid a landmark visit Friday to a set of disputed islets claimed by both South Korea and Japan after a stop on the nearby Ulleung Island, an unprecedented trip that raised Tokyo's ire. [Xinhua]