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A Reexamination of the 1877 Instruction of the Council of State - The Takeshima Documents Study Group I

30 Oct 2023

A Reexamination of the 1877 Instruction of the Council of State A Reexamination of the 1877 Instruction of the Council of State The Takeshima Documents Study Group Abstract In October 2018, the Takeshima Documents Study Group was founded by volunteers as a part of a research project of the Japan Institute of International Affairs to scrutinize the Instruction of the Japanese Council of State on Ma. [...] In light of the impact that one of the major grounds of the South Korean claim over the Takeshima is clearly refuted, the JIIA has decided to update the introductory chapter of the report, thereby introducing the newly found materials which were made in the same period as the 1877 Instruction of the Council of State. [...] Perceptions of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Council of State (2) : Exchanges between the central government and the governor of Nagasaki Prefecture The report of the Takeshima Documents Study Group concluded that present-day Takeshima was beyond the scope of “Takeshima and the other island” in the 1877 Instruction of the Council of State. [...] The two above-mentioned documents, one of which was prepared right after the issuance of the 1877 Instruction of the Council of State and the other when the Ministry of Home Affairs was examining the inquiry from Shimane Prefecture, make clear the perception of the Ministry of Home Affairs on “Matsushima.” They support the conclusion of the report by the Takeshima Documents Study Group. [...] 4 that formed the basis of the judgment by the Ministry of Home Affairs (looking at the inquiry of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Summary of Background Information and the Simplified Map of Isotakeshima were treated as part of the “appendices” of the inquiry submitted by Shimane Prefecture and were not included in the attached documents that formed the grounds for the decision that “there is no.
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