Ministry of Foreign Affairs Summons Japanese Ambassador to Korea... Urges Immediate Correction of Dokdo Distortion in Textbooks

"Firmly Respond to Unfair Claims... We Must Return to the Spirit of the 'Kono Statement' and the 'Miyazawa Statement'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Koji Domita, the Japanese Ambassador to Korea, in response to the announcement of a new Japanese middle school textbook containing claims that Dokdo is Japanese territory.

On the afternoon of the 24th, First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Se-young called Koji Domita to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building and expressed strong regret over the approval of the Japanese middle school textbook containing the distorted claim that "Dokdo is Japanese territory."

The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology previously held a textbook screening committee and approved a middle school textbook that states "Dokdo is Japanese territory and that Korea is illegally occupying it."

Additionally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated through a spokesperson, "Our government strongly protests the Japanese government's approval on the 24th of a middle school textbook that clearly distorts, minimizes, and omits historical facts and contains unjust claims, and urges immediate correction."

They mentioned that they will respond firmly to Japan's claims regarding Dokdo. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized, "The government strongly protests the Japanese government's repeated approval of textbooks containing unjust claims about Dokdo, which is clearly our inherent territory historically, geographically, and under international law, and once again clearly states that it will firmly respond to any unjust claims by Japan regarding Dokdo."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs added, "The Japanese government should return to the spirit of the 1998 'New Korea-Japan Partnership for the 21st Century' joint declaration, which declared the importance of deepening historical awareness among the peoples of both countries, especially the younger generation, as well as the 1993 'Kono Statement' and the 1982 'Miyazawa Statement,' and show responsible behavior in educating future generations while facing the lessons of history."

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