Stratfor reports:

South Korea: Survey Near Disputed Islands

South Korea will send a 2,500-ton ship to the area of the disputed Dokdo islets July 3 to conduct two weeks of research on sea currents, officials said June 29. The survey is expected to raise tensions between South Korea and Japan at a time when South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun is calling for bolstering Seoul’s defense capabilities to counter any provocation from Japan over the islets.

June 29, 2006