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16 June 2012 09:55 KST | Korea Joongang Daily

iPhone accidentally gives Dokdo to Japan
독도가 아니고 다케시마… 애플 지도가 왜 이래

A new map service to be included in the new operating system for the iPhone
and iPad is disorienting Koreans because it labels Dokdo by the name used by the
Japanese, Takeshima.

On Monday, Apple introduced a beta version of iOS6, the new operating system for
its popular mobile devices, in San Francisco. It includes its own, new mapping service,
which will replace the Google Maps used in earlier iPhones and iPads.

The problem for Koreans is that there’s no Dokdo on the map. When “Dokdo” is
searched for, a pop-up declares, “No match found.” If one manually scrolls to the
East Sea, the islets are labeled “Takeshima.”

Korea and Japan both claim sovereignty of Dokdo, although Korea has effective
control. Apple Korea claims a purely technical glitch.



It’s unclear if the problem is fixable. Some aggressive Korean Apple fans tried to find
out which corporations participated in the map project, while others recommended a
boycott of Apple products until the problem is fixed.