The annual Takeshima Day remains a prefectural event. In fact, no cabinet ministers have ever attended the annual ceremony in Matsue.
Kenji Fujii, research advisor for the Takeshima issue in Shimane Prefecture, presents fresh research showing the US rejected South Korea’s request under the San Francisco Treaty.
South Korea likes to blame Japan for many of the bilateral problems that face the two countries, but first it needs to acknowledge its own harmful...
At the Takeshima Archive in Matsue City, student commentators talk to visitors about the Takeshima, a group of islands in Shimane Prefecture, still illegally occupied by...
Watch Here: On October 16 see the inaugural sword making ceremony and be part of the Crowdfunding Project for the first modern Emperor Gotoba Shin-Gobankaji since...
The new project brings together the greatest swordsmiths of this era, all of whom have been designated as master smiths, to build the first modern Gobankaji...
The Takeshima islets of Shimane Prefecture were illegally seized and are currently occupied by South Korea. The United States’ aeronautical charts recognize Takeshima as part of...
A Japanese sword resembling the style of the “Nichirin Blade,” a black sword carried by Tanjiro Kamado, protagonist of the Demon Slayer manga series, can...
Although Takeshima (Okinoshima Town, Shimane Prefecture) is an inherent part of the territory of Japan, the Republic of Korea has been illegally occupying it. On...
In a special Cabinet meeting on August 29, South Korean President Moon Jae In made remarks about the islets of Takeshima (Shimane Prefecture) that his...
Paul Martin for JAPAN Forward The city of Yasugi has a long history with Japanese steel. Hitachi Metalworks — co-sponsors of the...
On June 22 a written request for a budget increase to train Japanese sword artisans was delivered to Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture,...
