The name ¡°Dokdo¡± has long been used by the Korean people. This is the legitimate name that should be used internationally.
Historically, Dokdo has been part of Korean territory since 512 A.D. Since that time, Korea has had control of the island. A few Korean citizens reside on Dokdo, and the Korean police guard the island.
During the Russo-Japanese War, Japan plundered the Korean Peninsula. In 1905, near the end of the War, Dokdo was illegally taken over by Japan. But under the Potsdam Declaration and Cairo Declaration, the Allied Forces returned the island to Korea.