1. Dokdo belongs to Korea
독도는 우리땅

2. Territorial Dispute between Korea and Japan Mikaella Hahn Sep 7 2011

3. -Dokdo: 독도 in Korean, means “rock island”
a sister land of Ulleungdo
215 km from mainland Korea
-Liancourt Rocks: (the name of
French whaling ship)
-Takeshima: by Japan “bamboo island”
250 km from Japan proper

4. -Dokdo is composed mainly of
2 islets (150 m apart) and 100 small rocks
total area: 187,450 m2
Western islet (seodo): 88,640 m2
Eastern islet (dongdo): 73,300 m2

5. The nearest Korea land mass:
Korea’s Ulleung-do Island
87 km
visible from Ulleung-do
The nearest Japan land:
Oki island
157 km
never visible

7. A dispute that has been going on for the past 6 decades
started in 1950s when Korea laid claim
to the island
intensified in June 2011 when KAL
flight over the disputed territory
3 Japanese lawmaker announced
decision to visit Ullengdo
South Korea refused to allow them
A diplomatic issues between the two
countries

8. Today, South Korea classfied Dokdo
Ulleung county, North
Gyeonsan Province
Japan classified
Okinshima, Oki district,
Shimane Prefecture

9. Under the control of South Korea since August 15, 1948
Korea-based U.S corporation
transferred Dokdo to Republic
of Korea

10. - Regular ferry service from Ulleungdo
- Over 900 Korean list as residence
0ver 2000 Japanese
In fact, only 2 permanent resident
40 South Korean police guard the
islet

11. Climate and Ecology - extremely small size - harsh weather
- barely habitable
-rich fishing grounds
-possible reserves of natural
gases (methane hydrate)

12. Proof of Korean ownership of Dokdo
* Korean have inhabited Ulleungdo from prehistoric times
3 Korean style dolmens in
Ulleung-do

13. * Accoring to Samguk Sagi (삼국사기) in 1145 A.D.
Isabu (a general of Shilla) conquered and annexed “Usan-guk” which referred to Ulleundo and dokdo, collectively.

14. * Old Korean map prove that Dokdo belongs to Korea
Carte de la Coree of 1846 by Dae-Geun Kim
Dadeong Yeojido of
1862 by Jeong-ho Kim

15. *Even old Japanese map (17th century)
admit that Dokdo originally belonged
to Korea before annexation.

16. In 1836, the Japanese government declares that Dokdo is a forbidden foreign territory
In 1877, the Japanese government disowns Dokdo

17. Dokdo was administered by the Korean government until Japan stripped sovereignty of Korea in 1905

18. Japan’s inalterable position on the sovereignty of Takeshima
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

20. Dokdo or Takeshima ? Japan increased efforts to call
attentions to the disputes itself.
Declared “Takeshima Day”

21. Korea have staged numerous protests against Japan with extreme demonstrations

22. A sister island of Ulleungdo
Can see Dokdo from Ulleungdo
Property right by possesion
1. seeing it (possesion based on discovery)
2. going there (on occupancy)
3. catching fish (on use)

23. The Dokdo Island dispute continues to this day
- Japan: “inalterable position”
Korea: currently administering
Dokdo
North Korea support South
Korea’s claim

24. Although claimed by both Korea and
Japan, Dokdo is currently
adminstered by the Republic of
Korea

26. References http://knol.google.com/k/why-is-dokdo-a-korean-island-
and-takeshima-a-fiction#
takeshima.html