The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

A Japanese version of the Equal Earth map has been revised to show the Japanese territorial color for the Northern ...

The countries are not opposed to a new map per se; they’re testy about the colour shades.

Japan demands changes to new UN world map featuring disputed island - Japan says it ‘needs to prevent misconceptions of our ...

Japan was among the 164 UN members that supported the new world map, until it realised the disputed Kuril islands were in the same colour as Russia.

Japan has asked for changes to a new world map adopted by the United Nations, arguing it could create the misconception that ...

Japan has entered a fresh dispute over the world map adopted by the United Nations after objecting to how the disputed Kuril ...

Japan was among the many countries that supported the UN resolution. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...

Japan has demanded that the new world map in the Equal Earth projection—which the UN General Assembly had previously voted to ...

The Japanese government said Friday it has confirmed that a world map using a U.N.-encouraged projection method was ...