Students learn about Dokdo through Minecraft, games, AI

A boat carrying 33 teachers cut across the waters toward Dokdo last week, its passengers bringing more than luggage: handwritten letters from students, care packages for the Coast Guard and stories from classrooms where Dokdo is being taught through Minecraft maps, computer games and student-led projects.

As the teachers disembarked, Dokdo Coast Guard officers greeted them with salutes.

In return, the teachers handed over children’s carefully written letters of gratitude and gifts.

The symbolic ...