Tens of shots fired from the Korean side Japanese territory marker removed
The Maritime Safety Agency received a report from its patrol vessel "Hekura" (450 tons) on the 13th, saying that it had been shot at by a South Korean fishing boat on the 12th. The vessel was on its way to conduct a survey of Takeshima (Gokasho Village, Ochi County, Shimane Prefecture), which is in the dispute in the Sea of Japan that are claimed by both Japan and South Korea.
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Patrol boat fired near Takeshima (Nishinippon Shimbun)
| Document title | Patrol boat fired near Takeshima (Nishinippon Shimbun) |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | July 14, 1953 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | July 14, Showa 28 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | |
| Publisher | Nishinippon Shimbun Co. (Shimbun Shiryo Shuppan Ltd.) |
| Name of publication | Nishinippon Shimbun (Morning Edition) (Historical Chronicle of Showa Period Newspapers 1953 Edition IV) |
| Content | A detailed report on the firing of shots by South Korean police officers at a patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard (then called the Maritime Safety Agency) near Takeshima, and the government's protest to the South Korean government in response. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Shimane Prefectural Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Paper |
| Copies | 1 page |
| Reference No. | T1953071400102 |
| How to access | View at Shimane Prefectural Library. |
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