Dokdo-or-Takeshima?: Today's Update

2.9.07

Today's Update

The final report by Takeshima Research Group (Japanese) was uploaded to this site.
「竹島問題に関する調査研究」最終報告書
New Takeshima educational brochure (Japanese) was uploaded on Shimane prefecture site. The name is "Come back Takeshima! It's island and the sea"
竹島問題啓発資料「竹島　かえれ　島と海」

Japanese Article

2007

July 04 - "邑南で韓国主張覆す竹島地図見つかる" - 山陰中央新報 (San-in Chuo Shinpo) cache
A copy of a map by Nagakubo Sekisui, which shows Takeshima (today's Ulleungdo) and Matsushima (today's Takeshima/Liancourt Rocks) coloured in the same red as the Japanese mainland, has recently been found in Shimane. Mr. Tsukamoto, from National Diet Library in Japan, confirmed that the original 1789 map, which is stored in the library, has the same colour on both islands. It proved that Nagakubo recognised both islands as Japanese territory, and he didn't intend to exclude nor recognise those as Choson territory in his 1779 map in which he left both islands were left uncoloured.
July 05 - "島根出身の韓国抑留経験者が竹島研究顧問に証言" - 山陰中央新報 (San-in Chuo Shinpo) cache
The former captain of a Japanese fishing boat who was illegally captured and detained in Korea by Korean the navy for three and a half years has testified how viciously a Korean military ship raked the Japanese civilian (fishery boats) with machine-gun fire to threaten them. He was appalled to hear the head engineer of the Korean naval vessel say, "It's going to be a massacre," while they were still machine-gunning two Japanese fishing boats.
Aug 04 - "「竹島」描いた海図の複写見つかる" - 山陰中央新報 (San-in Chuo Shinpo) cache
A copy of an 1897 British sea chart, which showed Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima) off the Japanese coast, was found in Shimane. The original (which is missing) was given to the Waki (和木) villagers by the sailors of the Russian naval ship, Irtysh, as a token of their gratitude for their rescue. A total of 235 lives were saved from the sinking Russian vessel.
Aug 04 - "24日に「Ｗｅｂ竹島問題研究所」が初会議" - 山陰中央新報 (San-in Chuo Shinpo) cache
The new organization, "WEB Takeshima Research Center," will hold their first conference on 24th of this month.
Aug 23 - "島根県が竹島啓発用パンフ製作" - 山陰中央新報 (San-in Chuo Shinpo) cache
A new brochure designed to educate the public on Takeshima has been published by Shimane Prefecture. The brochure was written based on the research of the Takeshima Research Group.
Aug 25 - " 「Ｗｅｂ竹島研究所」が始動 " - 山陰中央新報 (San-in Chuo Shinpo) cache
"The WEB Takeshima Research Center" began operations on the 24th of this month. The web site will present objective information on Takeshima [Liancourt Rocks], so that visitors from all over the world can learn and understand the issues. They will present newly discovered information, and the staff will answer visitors questions or objections.
Aug 25 - "隠岐で「竹島の領土権確立を求める集い」 " - 山陰中央新報 (San-in Chuo Shinpo) cache
A meeting was held in Oki on the 25th of Auguest to urge the establishment of territorial rights over Takeshima. It was planned by the Japan Trade Union Confederation and Shimane Prefecture. Two hundred people attended the meeting to adopt an urgent appeal to the government to immediately install an organization that would have jurisdiction over the Takeshima issue.
Aug 27 - "平田でＪＣが竹島問題勉強会" - 山陰中央新報 (San-in Chuo Shinpo) cache
The Junior Chamber International of Japan held a study session in Shimane, where Professor Shimojou was invited to help people understand how to solve the Takeshima issue.

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NE Shore of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도)

This satellite photo shows Ulleungdo's neighboring islands of Gwaneumdo (觀音島) and Jukdo (竹島) off Ulleungdo's east shore. Gwaneumdo is only about 100 meters offshore and looks more like a cape than an island. Jukdo is about 2 km offshore. The old Korean name for Jukdo was "Usando" (于山島), as many of Korea's old maps show. Koreans claim that Usando was Korea's old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but they have no documents or maps to prove it. Also, Liancourt Rocks is about ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo and are essentially two islands, but all of Korea's old maps show it as one island just off shore of Ulleungdo.

"Cheonggudo" (靑邱圖) Atlas (1860 - 1872)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed it with a small island off its eastern shore labeled as "Usan" (于山). Hash marks at the bottom of the map showed that Usan was less than 4 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. That would mean that it would be Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo, which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but Dokdo is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo and is essentially two islands, not one. The map is stored in the National Library of Korea.

"Cheonggudo" (靑邱圖) Atlas (1834)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed Usan (于山 - 우산) as a neighboring island just off Ulleungdo's east shore. The hash marks at the bottom of the map showed the island to be about 4 km offshore. Usando was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo, which is about 2.2 km of Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old Korean name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), which is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map and many others prove that claim false. The map is stored in Seoul National University's Kyujanggak Center for Korean Studies.

"Dong Yeodo" (東輿圖) Atlas (1795 - 1800)

This map showed Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a neighboring island labeled as "Usan" (于山 - 우산). Usando (于山島) was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), which is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map and many others prove that claim wrong. The map is stored in Japan's "University of Tsukuba Library" (筑波大学附属図書館).

"Joseon-do" (朝鮮圖) - 1800 - 1822

This map of Ullelungdo (鬱陵島) is from the Korean atlas "Joseon-do" (朝鮮圖), which is believed to have been made sometime between 1800 and 1822. Ulleungdo is shown with a neighboring island labeled as Usan (于山). Koreans claim that Usando (于山島) was the old Korean name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map and many others show that it was Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島), which is Ulleungdo's largest neighboring island and only two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. The map is stored in the Osaka Nakanoshima Library (中之島圖書館).

"Gwandong Bangyeo" (關東方輿) - late 1800s?)

This map of Ulleungdo comes from an atlas entitled "Gwandong Bangyeo" (關東方輿), which was probably made in the late 1800s since the map is very similarly to another map of Ulleungdo that was made between 1884 and 1894. The mapmaker used gridlines to help show relative size and distance. The map shows Ulleungdo with a small island off its east shore labeled as "Usan" (于山), which was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도). Jukdo is Ulleungdo's largest neighoring island and is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. Koreans claim that Usando was the old Korean name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but they have no maps or documents to prove it. The map is stored in the Korean National Library.

"Joseon Jido" (朝鮮地圖) Atlas (1750 - 1768)

This Korean map of Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) showed "Usan" (于山 - 우산) as a neighboring island. The grid lines on the map helped show the small island's relative distance from Ulleungdo. Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old Korean name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about 2.2 km off Ulleungdo's east shore. Korean's claim that Usando was the old name for "Dokdo" (Liancourt Rocks), but this map and many others prove that claim false.

Inspector's Map of Ulleungdo (1711)

The map is an inspector's map that showed Ulleungdo with an island off its east shore labeled as "the so-called Usando" (所謂于山島). The small island was also labeled as having "fields of haejang bamboo" (海長竹田). Koreans claim that Usando was Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map shows that it could not have been Dokdo since Dokdo is just rocks without the soil to grow haejang bamboo. Also, Usando was shown as a neighboring island of Ulleungdo, but Dokdo is 92 km southeast of Ulleungdo. Stored in Seoul Nat'l University's Kyujanggak Institute of Korean Studies.

"Haejwa Jeondo" (海左全圖) - mid 1800s

This old Korean map showed Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a small neighboring island just off its east shore labeled as "Usan" (于山 - 우산). Koreans claim that Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map is evidence against the Korean claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands 92 kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but the Usan on this map is just off Ulleungdo's east shore and is only one island. In fact, Usando was the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is only two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore.

Carte de la Coree (1846)

This map was made iin 1846 by Kim Dae-geon (金大建), who was Korea's first Catholic priest. He made this map for the benefit of the French priest he works with. He was killed by the Joseon government the same year this map was made. The map shows Ulleungdo labeled in French as "Oulangto" and its neighboring island of Usando labeled as "Ousan." Koreans claim that Usando (于山島 - 우산도) was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rock), but this map shows Usando as one island just of the east shore of Ulleungdo. That tells us that Usando was almost certainly Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is only 2 kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. Also, this island could not have been Liancourt Rocks since Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands not one. The original of this map is stored in the National Library of France.

Joseon Jeondo (朝鮮全圖) from the "Gakdo Jido" (各道地圖) Atlas (latter 18th c.)

This old Korean map showed an island labeled as "Usando" (于山島 - 우산도) just off the east shore of Ulleundo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도). Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo (Liancourt Rocks), but this map is more evidence against that claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but this map shows Usando as one island just off Ulleungdo's east shore. Usando was, in fact, the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. This map is stored in Korea's Yeongnam University Museum.

"Joseon Jido" (朝鮮地圖) Atlas (1898)

"Donggyeong San Cheon - Paldo Jido (東京山川八道地圖) Atlas (date unknown)

"Jeongukdo" (全國圖) from the "Dongguk Daecheondo" (東國大全圖) - 1740

This old Korean map shows Ulleungdo (鬱陵島 - 울릉도) with a small neighboring island just off its east shore labeled as "Usando" (于山島 - 우산도). Koreans claim that Usando was the old name for Dokdo, but this map is evidence against that claim. Liancourt Rocks is essentially two islands ninety-two kilometers southeast of Ulleungdo, but the Usando on this map is one island just off the east shore of Ulleungdo. Usando was, in fact, the old name for Ulleungdo's neighboring island of Jukdo (竹島 - 죽도), which is about two kilometers off Ulleungdo's east shore. This map is stored in the Korean National Museum.

Dokdo-or-Takeshima?

竹島問題の歴史

2.9.07

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