Japan - good and bad

Norio Kuboi, top, from the Japan Center for Asian Historical Records shakes hands with a maritime police officer on Dokdo, South Korea’s easternmost island, Thursday. He is a leader among Japanese historians who rebuff Tokyo’s claim to the islands. Yuichi Sakamoto, above, a former professor at Kyushu International University, is blocked by a policeman while trying to board a ship to Dokdo at a port on Ulleung Island. Sakamoto sided with Kuboi at Tuesday’s press conference but abruptly changed his stance and claimed Dokdo doesn't belong to Korea. / Yonhap