Japan asks Google to revert map names of disputed East China Sea islets

Japan’s Foreign Ministry said Friday it had asked Google Inc. to revert to only using Japan’s name on Google Maps for a group of islets controlled by Tokyo but claimed by China and Taiwan.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/10/9d54bb044fd1-japan-asks-google-to-revert-map-names-of-disputed-e-china-sea-islets.html

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  1. Google Maps can change the name depending on the viewer region. I experienced this once when building a website for a Korean company that didn’t like what the nearby sea was labelled.

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