The annual Takeshima Day remains a prefectural event. In fact, no cabinet ministers have ever attended the annual ceremony in Matsue.
Shunji Hiraiwa, PhD, of Nanzan University’s Asian and Pacific Studies Center warns China and Russia are waiting for Japan and South Korea to bungle the issue.
‘Takeshima Day’ was designated 16 years ago on February 22, 2005 and there is much documentary evidence over hundreds of years, so why is Takeshima still...
Above: Author Yumiko Sugihara and a picture from the Takeshima Picture Book from which a South Korean academic stole an image to make false accusations against Japan...
On February 22, Matsue City in Shimane Prefecture held its Takeshima Day ceremony. The aim was to bring about the return of the island of...