February 22nd is "Takeshima Day" stipulated by Shimane Prefecture.
Shimane Prefecture will hold a ceremony in Matsue City while reducing the scale to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, and will reiterate that Takeshima is a territory peculiar to Japan.
Shimane Prefecture has designated February 22nd, which was under the jurisdiction of Takeshima in the Meiji era, as "Takeshima Day", and holds a ceremony sponsored by the prefecture every year in Matsue City.
Governor Maruyama of Shimane Prefecture and people from Okinoshima Town, where Takeshima is located, attended the 16th ceremony, and as an infection prevention measure, the number of attendees was limited to about 200, which is about half of the average year. Will be held.
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshiaki Wada will attend from the government
In addition, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Yoshiaki Wada, who is in charge of territorial disputes at the Cabinet Office, will attend from the government.
Since the inauguration of the Second Abe Cabinet, the government has dispatched a parliamentary secretary to the "Takeshima Day" ceremony every year to clearly show Japan's position on Takeshima, and the Suga Cabinet will also succeed. ..
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the number of visitors to the exhibition facility for materials related to Takeshima, which the prefecture has set up in Matsue City, was about 4,200 in the last year, about 40% less than the previous year. ..
While the opportunity to disseminate information is decreasing due to the spread of the infection, Shimane Prefecture is reiterating at the ceremony that Takeshima is a territory peculiar to Japan, and wants to increase the momentum for resolution.