Comments on: Why Japan Really Wants Dokdo

By: More Dokdo Stuff from the Korea Times

More Dokdo Stuff from the Korea Times — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:43:58 +0000

[...] has been driving the Dokdo/Takeshima issue in Japan. The Shimane Prefecture is driving the issue because of fishing rights: A century ago, Shimane Prefecture claimed Takeshima island as part of its territory. The remote [...]

By: GI Korea

GI Korea — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:49:20 +0000

Do you have any references to explore your claims? I would like to read them. If true this would be enough for the province to be highly bitter.

By: Mikan

Mikan — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 09:47:48 +0000

The reason why the people in Shimane are pissed about Korea is not the fish, but because in the past, more than 3,000 fishermen were abducted and imprisoned by S. Korea under Lee Suman's rule and 44 out of them were actually excuted there for passing over the Lee Suman's so called Peace Line which was against the International Law. The media in S. Korea never offically reported the incident so I guess nobody knows it in Korea. However, the main reason Shimane wants to bring up this Dokdo matter is their grudge.

By: JPh

JPh — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:00:41 +0000

LOL…

By: rich

rich — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:00:17 +0000

After having dealt with Koreans for 33 years, hmmm once a Korean has made their mind up nothing short of death will change it and even that wont work sometimes.