China Policy Institute Blog » ‘Takeshima’ and ‘Northern Territories’ in Japan’s Nationalism
▻http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2014/10/16/takeshima-and-northern-territories-in-japans-nationalism
In 2005, Japan’s Shimane Prefecture adopted the ‘Takeshima Day’ ordinance that designated the 22nd of February, the day Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo in Korean, Takeshima in Japanese) were incorporated into Japan in 1905, as a prefectural memorial day. The passage of the ordinance, the Korean reaction and the wide domestic coverage propelled ‘Takeshima’ to the fore of Japan’s domestic debates on South Korea. It transformed the previously obscure dispute, unknown to most Japanese, into one of the main symbols in Japan’s nationalistic debate.