Dokdo-or-Takeshima?: "Korea bans entry of Japanese reps on Ulleung foray"

30.7.11

"Korea bans entry of Japanese reps on Ulleung foray"

Korea's Joongang Daily is reporting HERE that Seoul has informed Tokyo that it would ban from entering Korea four Japanese lawmakers planning to visit the Korean island of Ulleungdo and the Dokdo Museum there.

The Korean government said that it was banning the lawmakers because it would be "difficult to guarantee their safety and out of consideration of the influence on bilateral relations." However, I think the real reason for banning the Japanese is that the Korean government knows that the Dokdo Museum is a sham promoting distorted history to which the Korean government does not want the Japanese drawing international attention.

9 comments:

Anonymous30/7/11 08:22
http://dokdo-research.com/

Just look at this site. and think about it deeply.

actually, the Liberal Democratic Party's coalition companion know dokdo is korea's.
but, they still haven't recoverd from imperialism.
what a pity...

but as you know, some conscientious japanese scholars protest that dokdo is exactly korea's.
remove prejudice. just try to find truth.
we feel confident. we know that we have lots of evidence which is disadvantageous for japan.
because we have truth.

but don't say that i don't like japanese. i love all of japan culture. i have 10 japanase friend.
so.. i just .. want to fix this problem quickly.. for my friends..
ReplyDelete
Replies
Gerry Bevers30/7/11 21:53
Sil,

I like Korea and have Korean friends, but Korea simply has no historical claim on Dokdo. Most of the historical claims you may have read about were fabricated in the 1940's and 50's in an attempt to justify Korea's illegal occupation of Takeshima (Dokdo).

Give me any one example of why you think Korea has historic claim to Dokdo, and I will tell you why it is untrue.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Makoto30/7/11 22:03
Will it be provoked that members of the Diet go to Ulleungdo? They only observe the museum. They go to advertise it when "Dokdo is a territory of Japan", and there is not ゜.
It is clear that the opinion is different from Japan in Korea about the reversion of the island. The government of two countries should talk if so.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Anonymous3/8/11 10:55
to. Gerry Bevers

thanks ^.^ i am so happy to hear that you love korea, thanks so much..

actually, i am just highschool second year student in korea,
so i can't explain well in english.
i am pretty sorry.. ㅠㅠ

instead , i will tell you good video about dokdo. you will love it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_qSkT-9b04&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-9JW4xYCdmI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=U4cWWp2LoDk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODNbfQQuZLA&NR=1

my dream is diplomat, so i love every world people^_^ it's honor for me to meet you . thanks
ReplyDelete
Replies
Jinsung Park3/8/11 21:00
...I don't know why we should think about Dokdo.. It is a very simple thing. I will give you an example to understand easily.

If you bought an ipad for your son. So, your son enjoyed, however, his classmate envied his ipad. So, classmate bullied and hit your son. So, finally classmate took son's ipad. After you knew about that, you talked to classmate's parents. So, son's classmate apologized to you and your son, and your son got back the ipad. However, around 60 days later, the classmate demanded to get back son's ipad because the ipad was his stuff. Moreover, he insisted he already installed some applications and he knew what apps in the ipad. also, he brought a forged receipt. He already lied to his classmates he lost his ipad, and he guess your son stole his ipad. So, he claimed the ipad.

Do you understand about the situation? I don't know why Japanese spread false information.(Not every Japanese) I guess some Japanese politicians do that and they try to distort the fact and put the false report to their textbook for elementary students to high students, and they published a book a few days ago. However, some honest Japanese say the Dokdo is a Korean island. And every Korean say the island is Korea's.

Why did Korea ban entry of Japanese reps? Because Korea already knew their plot. You can understand if you know Japanese history in Korea, and then what they did. I mean every Japanese does not lie. They just believe wrong fact from something. Some japanese generalize as fact. You know Japan had heavy damages and gave damages to the earth and Korea. Korea voluntarily helped many time in many ways. However, they are claiming to get Dokdo. Is this humanly a returnable favor in virtue? So hopefully, think and accept the true carefully from media.
ReplyDelete
Replies
TomatoPower4/8/11 12:18
Wow. What a biased view on something you obviously have yet to learn more about. I recommend you to read up on the long and twisted historical relationship that Korea and Japan share. I have heard that Japan is also trying to claim that an island of the Chinese is theirs. Seeing any patterns here?
ReplyDelete
Replies
stargazing4/8/11 22:01
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete
Replies
stargazing4/8/11 22:39
Hi,
It may be not directly related to the debate,
but I have something to say to koreans

I think the koreans should not do such rude demonstrations against any countries.The national frag is a symbol of the country. I was disgusted when I watch the scene that korean people burned our flags and the photographs of the lawmakers.
For example, what would you do if Japanese demonstrators burn your flags? then the Japanese Embassy in seoul could be left unharmed...?

we have a law against foreign-flag-burning and cant deny entry to japan to anyone for no reason.
The Japanese lowmakers said they had never been asked the purpose of their visit from korean authorities.This is, they were banned entry to korea for no reasons.
Do you know that some Korean activists come to Japan on every Takesima's Day and demonstrate
to accuse Japan in front of the prefectural government of Tottori,of which Takesima is a part.
Why Japan and Korea cant have a decent relationship each other under the same conditions?
ReplyDelete
Replies
whyowhy11/8/11 01:00
If you say all of Korea's allegations are fabricated without any proof, you are basically saying what we say is all lies and don't matter. Well then, Dokdo is occupied by Koreans now, and we have no intention of moving out.. Unless you want to start another war and kill more innocent people(like you did in WW2), please calm down and deal with it, instead of bitching about it. Thank you!
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

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.

竹島問題の歴史

30.7.11

"Korea bans entry of Japanese reps on Ulleung foray"

9 comments: