"i agree that this is a consistency problem. above, i tried to do a google search that shows that dokdo (or variant spellings) are more common than takeshima, in english pages. i bet the numbers have changed, especially given the growing influence of wikipedia, but the point i was making was that ""dokdo"" is both more common & the actual-control name. ""liancourt"" seems to be a case of wikipedia promoting an obscure name, something that should be avoided if possible.  

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