Dokdo-or-Takeshima?: Japanese News Update : June 26, 2008

26.6.08

Japanese News Update : June 26, 2008

Japanese Article

2008

May 18 - "Takeshima is going to be described in the manual for teacher's guidebooks for Junior High School textbooks" - 読売新聞(Yomiuri Shinbun)cache
May 18 - "Takeshima is going to be described in the manuarl for teacher's gudebooks for Junior High School textbooks" - 産経新聞(Sankei Shinbun) cache
May 20 - "Welcoming the describing Takeshima as inherent part of Japanese territory" - 中国新聞(Chugoku Shinbun) cache
May 20 - "Shimane Prefecture started classes for Takeshima issue in Matsue" - 中国新聞(Chugoku Shinbun) cache
50 people attended the first class which were held in the prefecture library in the Matsue city. Mr. Sugihara, a former sub-chairman of Takeshima Research Center and currently an advisor of Shimane Prefecture's Takeshima Research Group, was the first lecturer and explained Takeshima issue. He explained that Usando, which Korea claims as the old name of Takeshima/Dokdo, is not today's Takeshima, but Jukdo, which locates right east to Ulleungdo. He also explained that Ahn Yong-bok's testimony, who came to Japan in 17 century and claimed made Tottori clan recognize Ulelungdo and Takeshima/Dokdo as Choson territory, has no ground to be true since the Lord of Tottori was apparently absent then. The 9 classes of the course will be held until Takeshima Day next year and the certificate of the completion will be handed to whom attended more than 6 classes.
May 23 - "Shimane Prefecture is going to publish an original sub-teaching material for Takeshima issue for Japanese schools" - 中国新聞(Chugoku Shinbun) cache
Shimane Prefecture, prefecture educational commitee, and Takeshima and northern territories restoration conference are going to publish the teaching material and prefecture assists one million yen funds for this project. The Okinoshima Town's educational commitee in Oki had already made sub-teaching material, including historical details of Takeshima in fiscal year 2006.
May 24 - "7 Japanese textbooks now in use describes Takeshima as Japanese territory." - 朝鮮日報(Choson Online) cache
According to the Korean National Daily Report(国民日報), 7 Japanese textbooks now in use (3 high school geography, 3 junior high school civics, and 1 JH geography) clearly described Takeshima as Japanese territory. 3 Civics JH textbooks publishers are Tokyo Shoseki(東京書籍), Osaka Shoseki(大阪書籍), and the Fuso Co.(扶桑社), and they make 74.4% of Japanese Junior High School students are currently using text books which clearly describe Takeshima as Japanese own territory. (Note by kaneganese : All of the Atlas books used in Japanese JH schools clearly depict Takeshima as Japanese territory.)
May 24 - "【Editorial】 It is a matter of course for describing Takeshima as an inherent part of the territory of Japan in textbooks - 産経新聞(Sankei Shinbun) cache
May 27 - "It is not decided yet if Takeshima is going to be described in manual for teachers's handbook " - 共同通信(Kyodo News Agency) cache
June 6 - "Shimane Prefecture demands Takeshima to be described clearly in textbooks." - 毎日新聞(Mainichi Shinbun) cache
On 5th June, governor of Shimane Prefecture, Mizoguchi Zenbee, visited the vice-minister of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology over the manual for the teachers' guideline for the new textbooks, and demanded them to describe Takeshima as a Japanese territory clearly.
June 24 - "Web Takeshima Research Center staff held a meeting in Matsue" - 毎日新聞(Mainichi Shinbun) cache
Mr. Tsukamoto explained the recent result of the ICJ case of Pedra Branca_Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge between Singapore and Malaysia, and concluded that the critical date of the dispute would be 1953, the year when Korea set Lee line which included Takeshima/Dokdo within their territory and Japan, on the other hand set official claim against Korea. He pointed out that in that case, the result would favour Japan who officially incorporated Takeshima into Shimane Prefecture in 1905. He also explained that Japanese government need to refute against Korean claim timely because Malaysia's having neglected an appropriate rebuttal became one of the causes of lost.
June 24 - "A lecture meeting for the territorial issue was held in Matsue" - 産経新聞 (Sankei Shimbun) cache (Korean article)
The lecture meeting for Takeshima, which South Korea is continuing the illegal occupancy was held in the Matsue city on the 24th. A writer Sato Masaru (佐藤優), a MOFA official who is taking prosecution leave, talked with the assembly member of the House of Representatives, Suzuki Muneo(鈴木宗男) who works on Northern Territories issue. They declaimed "It is same situation as Japanese humane rights and the national authority of Japan were violated, just like the abduction issue. If this situation cannot be recovered, Japan doesn't take the form of the nation. Rep. Suzuki said that he is going to take this issue seriously just like Northern Territory issue as possible he can.

8 comments:

pacifist26/6/08 18:22
Thanks Kaneganese,

I didn't know Suzuki Muneo, who had been once expelled from the Diet due to a political scandal, said that.

By the way, he was famous for his appearance - he rerembled a comedian called "stupid Sakata (Aho no Sakata)"... I hope his remarks would be serious apart from his stuopid appearance.
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Gerry Bevers26/6/08 20:21
Thank you for that news update, Kaneganese.
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Kaneganese26/6/08 21:31
pacifist,

It looks like Rep. Suzuki recently started to mention about Takeshima to get an attention from people since this is not a issue which other representatives normally take seriously. Read Kyodo news above. It was actually Suzuki who asked vice-Ministry about textbook. I'm not sure if he is really serious about the issue or not, but I think it is our responsibility to make representatives work hard for us and National interests. We need to urge him to keep promise and do something more serious as possible as we can. ( He sure looks アホの坂田. I like him a lot.)

Hi Gerry,

I hope you understand what I wrote. If you don't, please let me know.
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Anonymous26/6/08 22:15
Kaneganese, if Suzuki working for "national interests" he'd tell the government to drop their silly claim for Takeshima. The bonehead who declared Takeshima Day set back national relations between Korea and Japan at least a decade. It has also created a rift between Japan's national government and the prefecture itself. Bad politics.

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Kaneganese26/6/08 22:51
Suzuki makes a lot of questions about foreign policy in the House of Representatives. Takeshima is one of them. I hope he's going to do more than questions or lectures. On the other hand, MOFA is doing fairly good job recently.

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 『衆議院議員鈴木宗男君提出外務省の竹島問題への取り組みについての国民への説明責任に関する質問に対する答弁書』　平成二十年一月二十九日
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Anonymous27/6/08 23:14
Professor Shimojo is simply a lobbyist for Shimane Prefecture you shouldn't trust any of his data.
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Anonymous28/6/08 13:04
ultra-nationalistic dokdo-takeshima.com,

Prof. Shimojo can be much more trusted than you for sure not to mention your country Korea as a whole. :-)
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Anonymous28/6/08 16:11
New flash Raquel. I'm not Korean.

You e-mailed be about a week ago saying you are an American student from Cincinnati. Which school do you go to? Which program are you in and who is your teacher?

Please don't run away and hide. It might reveal the fact you are a fake. Remember, Cincinnati is a small town. It's easy to check on student rosters....

Everyone here anxiously awaits your reply "Raquel"
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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)

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

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"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?)

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

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Inspector's Map of Ulleungdo (1711)

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"Haejwa Jeondo" (海左全圖) - mid 1800s

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Carte de la Coree (1846)

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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.

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