The History of Takeshima and Japan

Lying in the Sea of Japan between Japan and the Korean Peninsula sits Takeshima, two islets surrounded by numerous rocks. At present, the issue of sovereignty over Takeshima remains contested between Japan and the Republic of Korea. Historically, the area has been the site of many interactions between Japanese and Koreans and is especially tied to the history of Japan’s southwestern San’in region. Shimane Prefecture native and teacher of regional history Sugihara Takashi brings this rich history into relief by tracing the many stories that unfolded in the region, from the hunting of sea lions on Takeshima to the peaceful coexistence of Japanese and Koreans living side by side on the nearby island of Ulleungdo. Takeshima and its history remain ever present in the hearts of the Japanese people and the story of this important region.

SUGIHARA Takashi
Sugihara was born in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture on May 10, 1938. He majored in East Asian history at Hiroshima University, School of Education. He has previously been a history teacher at Shimane Prefectural Matsue Minami High School, Matsue Kita High School, and Ōda High School. He was also vice-chief of education at the Shimane Prefecture Office of Education and principal of Oki and Matsue Kita High Schools. Sugihara is currently an educator, researcher of regional history, research advisor on the Takeshima issue for Shimane Prefecture, vice-director of the Web Takeshima Issue Research Institute, vice-chairman of the Takeshima Issue Research Group, a member of the Academic Association of Koreanology in Japan, and a member of the Shimane Prefecture History Committee.

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JIIA series
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture

History

Hardcover
¥2,600 + tax
ISBN 9784866582320
188 mm x 128 mm / 196 pp. / March 2022

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ISBN 9784866582405 (PDF)
March 2020

Introduction / 1. One of Kim In-woo’s Ships Drifts Ashore in Hamada / 2. Pioneers to Ulleungdo (Takeshima): Matazai and Ōya Jinkichi / 3. Ulleungdo and Takeshima / 4. The Ōya and Murakawa Families / 5. Oki and Takeshima / 6. The Genroku Takeshima Incident and the Governor of Iwami Ginzan / 7. The Korean Goodwill Missions and the Takeshima Issue / 8. The Japanese Sea Lion and Takeshima / 9. After the Travel Prohibition / 10. Matsushima Becomes Liancourt (Lianco) Island / 11. The Tenpō Takeshima Incident and Hachiemon / 12. Matsuura Takeshirō / 13. The Japanese Who Crossed over to Ulleungdo in the Early Meiji Period / 14. The Grand Council of State’s Directive in 1877 / 15. About The Chronology of Korea by Mori Junzaburō / 16. The Russo-Japanese War and Takeshima / 17. The Korean Teacher An Yeongjung in Matsue City in 1905 / 18. Nakai Yōzaburō / 19. Uldo Magistrate Shim Heung-taek and the Shimane Prefecture Inspection Team / 20. The Takeshima Fishing and Hunting Limited Partnership Company / 21. Stories from Friends of Ulleungdo News ( I ): Ulleungdo in 1904 and 1905 / 22. Stories from Friends of Ulleungdo News (II): Life in the Taishō and Shōwa Periods / 23. Stories from Friends of Ulleungdo News (III): Interactions with Koreans / 24. Ulleungdo Is a Treasure Island: A Letter from Father to Son / 25. The Pacific War / 26. The Treaty of San Francisco / 27. The Syngman Rhee Line / 28. The Asanagimaru and the Ōtorimaru / 29. Solitary Takeshima: From the Syngman Rhee Line to a Provisional Zone / 30. Takeshima as Japanese Territory / Afterword / Supplementary Figures / Chronology / References

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杉原 隆
昭和13年、島根県松江市生まれ。広島大学教育学部高校歴史科東洋史専攻卒業。島根県立松江南、松江北、大田高校の歴史教諭、島根県教育庁教育次長、隠岐高校、松江北高校校長を歴任。現在、島根県竹島問題研究顧問、島根県Web竹島問題研究所副所長、島根県竹島問題研究会副座長、朝鮮学会会長、島根県史学会会員。

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