Korea and Japan Clash Over Surveys

摘要

Tokyo—A little-known international agency that approves the names of sea-floor topographic features found itself caught in the middle of a high-stakes territorial spat last week between Japan and South Korea. The two countries have backed away from a confrontation over dueling surveys in disputed waters, at least for the moment. But the fate of survey data—and of the coveted territory itself—still hangs in the balance.