(September 11, 2008) For more than half a century, Japan and Korea have been fighting over one small island. Recently, the Japanese government laid claim with a new textbook. The South Koreans protested violently. Watch Global Pulse and find out the real reasons for the dispute.

SOURCES: KBS News, South Korea; NHK News, Japan; Channel News Asia, Singapore; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; Reuters, U.K.; CBS News, U.S.; Russia Today, Russia

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