Regular training to prevent landing on the island around Takeshima, South Korea this month 2

Regular training to prevent landing on the island around Takeshima, South Korea on June 2 at 18:27 on June 5

The Korean Ministry of Defense has revealed that in the waters around Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture, Korean forces conducted regular training to prevent landing on the island on the 2nd of this month. The government of Japan has repeatedly protested and demanded that this training be discontinued.

The South Korean government calls Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture “Tokto” and claims that it is “a territory unique to South Korea.” In the surrounding waters, the Korean military aims to prevent landing on the island twice a year. We carry out regular training to.

The Korean Ministry of Defense revealed that it was conducting its first training on the 2nd of this month on the 5th.

According to the Korean military personnel, the training involved 7 or 8 ships and 4 or 5 aircraft such as F15K fighters.

Also, this time it is said that due to the influence of the new coronavirus, training was mainly conducted at sea instead of landing, and part of it was conducted using a computer.

On this month's training day, on the 2nd of the month, it was announced that the Korean government will resume the procedure to file a lawsuit against the WTO = World Trade Organization against the Japanese government, which has tightened export control of three items such as semiconductor raw materials for South Korea. The news agency news agency said the South Korean military explained that the training was planned from the beginning.

Regarding this training, the Japanese government has repeatedly protested and demanded that it be called "Takeshima is a territory unique to Japan under international law even in the light of historical facts."

Protest against the Korean Embassy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of Asia and Pacific Province Takizaki, called Deputy Deputy Minister Kim Kyung-han of the Korean Embassy in Tokyo, saying, "Takeshima is clearly a territory unique to Japan in light of historical facts and international law. That is why I cannot accept the training by the Korean military this time, and I am extremely sorry."

In addition, Soma General Counselor of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul made a similar protest to the Director of Asia-Pacific, Kim Jong-han of the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.