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Basic Position of the Government of Japan
Takeshima is indisputably an inherent part of the territory of Japan, in light of historical facts and
based on international law.
The ROK has been occupying Takeshima with no basis in international law. Any measures the ROK takes
regarding Takeshima based on such an illegal occupation have no legal justification.
Japan will continue to seek the settlement of the dispute over territorial sovereignty over Takeshima on
the basis of international law in a calm and peaceful manner.
Comprehensive issues
Column
On the Expression of “Effective Control” (Masahiro MIYOSHI )
*Published on Dec 22, 2023
Column
Function of Maps in Territorial Disputes ― Treatment of Maps by International Tribunals ―(Tetsuya NAKANO)
*Published on April 22, 2022
Column
Factors Necessary for Acquisition of Title to Territory (Tetsuya
Nakano)
*Published on January 21, 2021
Column
The Senkaku Islands, Takeshima and International Adjudication
Addendum: The Northern Territories from the Perspective of International Law (Kazuhiro
Nakatani)
*Published on January 21, 2021
Commentary on themes by historical period
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Classification by historical periods I
After the OYA family and MURAKAWA family began traveling to Utsuryo Island and Takeshima with
permission from the shogunate (Edo era)
(1) Passage to Utsuryo Island and Takeshima by the OYA family and MURAKAWA family
(2) Understanding of Takeshima
Classification by historical periods II
From around 1905 when
Takeshima was incorporated into Shimane Prefecture until the end of WWII (Meiji era to -1945)
(1) Request for the lease of Takeshima and its incorporation into Shimane Prefecture
(2) Peaceful and continuous exercise of administrative powers over Takeshima
(3) Investigations and administrative publications on Takeshima
Classification by historical periods III
Post WWII, before and after
the San Francisco Peace Treaty entered into force 1945-1952
(1) GHQ's measures relating to Takeshima
(2) Details of the drafting of the San Francisco Peace Treaty
(3) Moves towards the use of Takeshima after WWII
Classification by historical periods IV
After the issuance of the
declaration concerning “maritime sovereignty” by the President of South Korea From January 1952
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(1) South Korea’s illegal occupation of Takeshima, and intense exchange of notes verbales between Japan and South Korea
(2) Understanding of the United States and the United Kingdom on the territorial sovereignty of Takeshima
Analysis of claims by other countries
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