Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Strong Protest Against Japan's Expansion of 'Territory and Sovereignty Exhibition Hall'"... "Urging Closure Measures"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The government expressed regret over the Japanese government's expansion and reopening of the 'Territory and Sovereignty Exhibition Hall' and immediately called for its closure.

Kim In-cheol, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated in a press release on the 20th, "The government strongly protests the Japanese government's expansion, relocation, and reopening ceremony of the 'Territory and Sovereignty Exhibition Hall' in Tokyo to reinforce its unjust claims over Dokdo, our inherent territory," and "calls for its closure."

Additionally, Spokesperson Kim said, "Since the opening of the Territory and Sovereignty Exhibition Hall in 2018, our government has repeatedly urged its immediate closure. However, it is deeply regrettable that the Japanese government has instead expanded and reopened it," adding, "We reaffirm our firm stance to resolutely respond to any provocations regarding Dokdo, which is clearly our inherent territory based on historical, geographical, and international law grounds."

The Japanese government held an opening ceremony for the relocated and expanded Territory and Sovereignty Exhibition Hall, which claims Dokdo as Japanese territory, increasing its size sevenfold. The exhibition hall moved from the Shiseikai Hall in Hibiya Park, Tokyo, to the Toranomon Building in Tokyo, with the exhibition space now 700㎡, seven times larger than the previous hall.

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