evidence: Dok-do or Takeshima? The Territorial Dispute Between South Korea and Japan. Located at a nearly equidistant position between South Korea and Japan in the East Sea, the Dok-do/Takeshima islet consists of two major islands and 30 smaller rocks. In a geographical perspective, the islet in no means is significant in nature; the rocky terrain of the islands have historically been uninhabited and the land is less than 200,000 square meters in size. However, the islet has been the center of a centuries-long territorial dispute between Korea and Japan. Both of these nations have been actively arguing their control over the Dok-do/Takeshima islet, and they have used various historical documents and international laws to support their respective claims, ultimately complicating the issue at hand. The yet-to-be resolved conflict of the sovereignty of the islet leaves us to explore a legal question that has presented itself consistently over the span of human history: the question of territorial sovereignty and geopolitics.