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Takeshima/Tokdo - A Plea to Resolve a Worsening JapanKorea Dispute

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Wada Haruki
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On 16 February 2005, the Shimane Prefectural Assembly passed an ordinance designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Japan's assumption of control over Takeshima Island by establishing a “Takeshima Day.” This exposed a fundamental problem in the relationship between Japan and South Korea and drew a severe response on the part of the South Korean people and government. On 17 February the South Korean government announced a shift in policy towards Japan in the unprecedented form of a statement from the Permanent Committee of its National Security Council.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , March 2005 , e1
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