Northern Okinawa Minister Kono Utilizing SNS to strengthen awareness of territorial issues for younger generations September 27, 17:10

After inspecting the northern territory from Cape Nosappu in Nemuro City, Hokkaido, the Minister in charge of Okinawa and the Northern Territories, Kono, strengthened awareness-raising activities using SNS so that the younger generation would be interested in the territorial issue. I showed my idea to go.

Mr. Kono, the Minister of Northern Territories, who visited Hokkaido for the first time since taking office, visited the Habomai Islands, which is about 4 km offshore from Cape Nosappu in Nemuro City, and was in charge of the nearby Northern Territories Museum. I received an explanation about the history of the territorial dispute.



After this, Minister Kono told reporters, "The number of younger generations who are not familiar with the Northern Territories issue is increasing. New media such as SNS are also developing, so I think we can do various things." He expressed his intention to strengthen educational activities using SNS so that generations will be interested in territorial issues.



In addition, Minister Kono said that due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the "visa-free exchange" for former islanders to visit the Northern Territories was canceled this year, so that it can be resumed promptly depending on the future situation. He showed his intention to proceed with the preparation.