Commemorative photograph at the time of incorporation
No protest raised by South Korea
While the issue of possession concerning Takeshima, an isolated island of the Sea of Japan, has become a dispute between Japan and South Korea, a photograph being strong foundation to give support to the fact that Takeshima is Japanese territory has recently been found. It was found in an album of Jinjiro NAKAI (52), an engineer of the Tokai Region Fisheries Research Institute of the Fisheries Agency, and it is a commemorative photograph taken when the then Governor of Shimane Prefecture Takekichi MATSUNAGA visited and inspected the islands in March 1905.
Content
Discover a strong foundation that "Takeshima is Japanese territory"
(Asahi Shimbun)
| Document title | Discover a strong foundation that "Takeshima is Japanese territory" (Asahi Shimbun) |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | October 7, 1953 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | October 7, Showa 28 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | |
| Publisher | Asahi Shimbunsha |
| Name of publication | Asahi Shimbun Morning Edition (reprint version) |
| Content | Photographs of the Takeshima inspection team, taken when the islands were incorporated into Shimane Prefecture, giving support to the fact that Takeshima is Japanese territory, have been discovered and are introduced in this article. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Shimane Prefectural Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Paper |
| Copies | 1 page |
| Reference No. | T1953100700102 |
| Reference & Information | Follow the instruction at Shimane Prefectural Library |
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