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We reported a while ago that Japan invited our Navy to the 70th anniversary of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's patrol ceremony in November of this year, and that we are also actively considering participation.

However, in Japan, the issue of patrols is spreading to the other side.



Reporter Bae Jun-woo covered the content exclusively.



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The middle sea area between Korea and Japan near Dokdo in December 2018.



As our Gwanggaeto the Great approaches a drifting North Korean fishing boat, a Japanese patrol aircraft flies threateningly at low altitude.



In the process, Japan claimed that the Gwanggaeto the Great had activated her tracking radar and entered the stage of preparing her to fire.



[Japanese patrol pilots (December 20, 2018): ROK Navy Respond!

The radar is pointing toward us, what is the intention?]



Even after that, the threat of flight and provocation by the Japanese patrol aircraft was repeated, and the military conflict between Korea and Japan worsened.



[Seo Wook / Chief of Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (January 2019): As it is an obvious provocation against a friendly ship’s ships, we cannot but doubt the intentions of Japan and strongly condemn it.]



In February 2019, our military We have prepared strong response guidelines for



It was made so that the tracking radar could be fired at the discretion of the ship commander.



Then, Japan did not even invite our Navy to the 2019 Fleet Ceremony.



However, when SBS reported that the Korean Navy had been invited to this fall's frigate ceremony, voices in Japan centered on the far-right media such as Sankei that the removal of the Korean military's patrol aircraft response guidelines came first.



The ruling Liberal Democratic Party also held a parliamentary meeting and raised his voice, saying, "We should demand that South Korea discard the guidelines for responding to patrol aircraft by the South Korean military." .



There is also a change in the position of the Korean government, which is actively considering participating in the frigate ceremony.



A high-ranking official of the Ministry of National Defense said in a phone call with SBS, "We are considering changes to guidelines, etc. in consideration of various factors in Korea-Japan relations."



The South Korean government's options are narrowing as Japan's request to delete its patrol aircraft response guidelines is added to whether or not to attend the patrol ceremony, which is the key to public opinion in both countries.



(Video coverage: Han Il-sang, video editing: Park Ki-duk, CG: Hong Seong-yong)