The territory of a sovereign nation and the spiritual threshold
News reports indicate that South Korea conducted marine surveys within Japan’s exclusive economic zone(hereinafter called EEZ) around Takeshima.
The Japanese government’s response to this incident was a ‘strong protest’.
With “strong protests” and “expressing regret”, South Korea will continue to spread lies to the world and implement anti-Japan policies indefinitely.
Regarding South Korea, a rock-ribbed anti-Japan nation with anti-Japan education, Japanese protests are naturally ignored.
Neighborly animosity is nothing unusual.
South Korea has illegally occupied Japan’s sovereign territory and is conducting maritime surveys there.It is time to send a strong message to South Korea that if they continue their illegal occupation of Takeshima, Japan’s sovereign territory, Japan will not hesitate to impose economic sanctions or sever diplomatic relations.
Also, Japan should widely spread awareness to the world about this illegal occupation by South Korea. This is to clarify the validity of the Treaty of Peace with Japan and the futility of the International Court of Justice system.
If the Treaty of Peace with Japan is deemed invalid, then the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, the Kuril Islands, and others become Japanese territory.
According to the system, a case cannot be brought before the International Court of Justice without the consent of the countries involved.
Considering this system of the International Court of Justice, it seems it is based on the principle that countries with territorial disputes should “forever remain enemies” or “resolve disputes through war”.
South Korea is a peculiar country where its history conveniently changes, but it is absolutely not a ‘victorious nation’.
South Korea didn’t exist during the Greater East Asia War.
If South Korea insists that Takeshima is Korean territory despite the existence of the Treaty of Peace with Japan, it should bring the dispute fairly and squarely before the International Court of Justice.
Although Japan is a signatory to the Treaty of Peace with Japan, it has offered to settle disputes fairly and squarely at the International Court of Justice. However, Korea has consistently refused this offer in 1954, 1962, and 2012.
I believe South Korea refuses to settle at the International Court of Justice because it understands its claims are untenable.
It is incomprehensible to us Japanese citizens that Japan would refrain from enforcing sanctions regarding Takeshima simply because South Korea has elected a new president advocating improved bilateral relations. In fact, South Korea is conducting marine surveys around Takeshima right at the time of this new president’s inauguration.
There is no such person as a pro-Japan president in South Korea. There are only right-wing (supporting democratic nations) and left-wing (same as Japan, so no explanation needed) politicians.
This is South Korea’s national position.
While the old media stubbornly avoids broadcasting it, it is also true that in recent years, the number of pro-American and pro-Japanese individuals among the younger generation of South Koreans has been increasing.
In Japan, the Foreign Affairs Committee of governing party the Liberal Democratic Party(hereinafter called LDP) of Japan held a meeting. It seems there were opinions suggesting “countermeasures should be imposed. However, no countermeasures have been implemented. In other words, South Korean has Japan in the palm of their hand.
South Korea is escalating state-sponsored anti-Japan actions as described below. So why do the Japanese government and Liberal Democratic Party as the government party settle for only verbal protests ?
(Needless to say, the leftist opposition parties have always behaved in a pro-South Korea, anti-Japan stance, so they are unworthy of mention.)
- The radar lock-on incident against a Maritime Self-Defense Force(hereinafter called SDF) patrol aircraft
- Continuous insults to the Japanese military flag (Rising Sun flag)
South Korea only began using the Rising Sun Flag as part of their anti-Japan policy after the year 2000.
Strangely, they have never protested against a newspaper company whose corporate flag resembles the Rising Sun Flag. - Unusual court decision over the ex-wartime laborer’ lawsuit.
- Opposition to the World Cultural Heritage status of the gold mine on Sado Island
Once again, if the Japanese government and the LDP as the government party insist that Takeshima is Japan’s sovereign territory, strong sanctions should be imposed.
If sanctions are not imposed simply because they are a neighboring country, South Korea’s attitude toward Japan will never change.
The United Nations Human Rights Council, a discriminatory organization that judges solely based on leftist claims, should be ignored. They are forever telling Japanese children to perpetually reflect and surrender everything demanded of them.
Only the Japanese government should maintain a resolute stance, treating Japanese citizens as equals with people from other countries.
We have imposed strong sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine’s sovereignty, even though it is a neighboring country.
However, imposing no sanctions on South Korea despite many years of invading Japan’s sovereignty is clearly a double standard.
If the United States takes a non-interventionist stance on territorial issues while demanding Japan improve relations with South Korea, then the United States should explain the meaning and practical effect of Treaty of Peace with Japan.
If the Treaty of Peace with Japan is invalid, then as South Korea claims there is no territorial dispute. This is because the Korean Peninsula becomes Japanese territory.
Additionally, Japan should request that the United States propose to South Korea that they settle this issue fairly and squarely at the International Court of Justice ?
A neighbor who squats on others’ land can never become a true friend.
The Japanese government should take action, keeping in mind that this issue must not be carried over to the next generation.
On a TV program that seemed biased over the weekend, they said President Biden visiting South Korea before Japan was a message to the Japanese government to resolve the current Japan-South Korea relations.
Indeed, Japan has a population of over 100 million, so it’s only natural that people have various ways of thinking.
However, we would like this program to explain their position on “the sovereignty and current status of Takeshima” and “South Korea’s state-sponsored anti-Japan actions”.
Reference : Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan – Takeshima (2022/07/09)
https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/takeshima/index.html
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