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During the ceremony, Chairperson Tanaka criticized the unilateral establishment of the Syngman Rhee Line, and expressed strong indignation at the continued, illegal occupation of Takeshima. He went on to say, "There is only one history. Since the end of war, Japan has continued to be tolerant of the many historical views asserted by South Korea, but this we cannot ignore.

South Korea should listen to the objective assessments of third parties. He also praised the increase in the international communications budget in the initial budget draft for FY, and the statements on Takeshima in new social studies textbooks that will be used at elementary schools from the academic year starting April under guidance from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. All of Japan will work for the return of Takeshima, and the LDP will stand at the head of this movement," he said, vowing to do everything possible to resolve the issue.

Admiral Rozhestvensky was wounded in the head by a shell fragment, he was transferred to a destroyer that was eventually captured. Rozhestvensky was then taken prisoner by the Japanese navy. Above right: Russian sailors desparately cling to their sinking warships during the Battle of Tsushima. Above left: The Russian ship Oleg with a gaping hole in her side. She escaped the carnage of Tsushima and limped to Manila where she was interned by American ships. During the night action Admiral Togo was able to rest his main fleet of armoured ships.

At The Battle of Tsushima confirmed the strategic value of Ulleungdo and Dokdo and more detailed plans to build military facilities on Dokdo were drafted immediately following the Battle of Tsushima. About two weeks after 4, Russian sailors perished in the Sea of Japan, the Imperial Navy dispatched the warship Hashidate to begin watchtower and telegraph construction on Takeshima.

Above left two images: The construction survey report from the Japanese Imperial Navy for watchtower and telegraph construction. Above right: These are survey maps of Takeshima. The above data was gathered by the warship Hashidate immediately following the Battle of Tsushima. The defeat of the Russians around the waters of Ulleungdo Island and Dokdo first spurred a sense of urgency in the Japanese to step up military construction on the islets.

Thus, on June 12th a special team of construction engineers sent by the Japanese Imperial Navy surveyed Takeshima. The report and survey maps are above. Ask those from northeast Asia and you will get different answers.

Chinese and Taiwanese will tell you Japanese aggression started in with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. If you ask a Korean they will undoubtedly tell you February 8th was the start of Japanese military dominance over Korea. However, regarding the announcement of Takeshima Day, it was both counterproductive and damaging for Japan to argue over such an unsubstantiated territorial claim to this small Korean islet. Only by washing away its imperialist stains and by giving up once and for all what it took in times of imperialism, can Japan contribute to peace and stability in Northeast Asia.

Designed by xposMedia. Shimane Prefecture governor calls Seoul's occupation of Takeshima 'highly regrettable'. The ceremony in Matsue has been held every Feb. The islets, called Dokdo in South Korea, cover a total land area of 0.

They consist of volcanic rock with little vegetation or drinking water but are located in rich fishing grounds. South Korea has stationed security personnel on the islets, located roughly km from either country, since and taken effective control of them.

Shimane Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama bashed South Korea's "continued moves to make the occupation of Takeshima an accomplished fact" as "highly regrettable" during the ceremony, which was also attended by Yoshiaki Wada, a Cabinet Office parliamentary vice minister. At a press conference in Tokyo, Japan's top government spokesman, chief Cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato, stressed the islets are "an inherent part of the territory of Japan in light of historical facts and based on international law.