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In Japan, on the occasion of 'Takeshima Day,' 'Takeshima Marine Curry' was launched, and promotion of 'Takeshima' using sea lions is reportedly underway. Takeshima is the name that Japan unilaterally claims for Dokdo.

[Photo by Professor Seokyungdeok's team]

Currently, Japan is selling various Dokdo-related products in Shimane Prefecture, where the Takeshima Day event is held. At one restaurant, rice shaped like Dokdo was cooked and decorated with the Japanese flag to create 'Takeshima Curry.' The curry, which includes seafood such as squid caught in the nearby Oki Islands sea, is topped with rice molded into the shape of Dokdo using a 3D printer, with the Japanese flag planted on it.

According to local media such as Sanin Chuo on the 21st, the underground cafeteria in the Shimane Prefectural Office served Takeshima Marine Curry for lunch on the 20th and 21st. The prefectural general affairs and Takeshima countermeasures office chief, Iwasaki Yasushi, said, "We hope that the curry made with local ingredients from Oki will become an opportunity for Takeshima to be a topic of conversation." Shimane Prefecture also subsidized half of the expenses (up to 200,000 yen) for local companies that developed Dokdo-related specialty products in 2021.

Sea otter dolls and sea otter characters sold in Japan.
[Photo by Professor Seokyung Deok]

In addition, picture books and dolls made using the sea lion that inhabited Dokdo are being produced and sold. Korean fishermen did not hunt seals or sea lions, so sea lions inhabited Ulleungdo and Dokdo. However, in the early 19th century, Japanese people hunted them in large numbers for their skins and oil, eventually leading to their extinction. As a result, voices have emerged saying, "It is contradictory that Japan promotes Takeshima using sea lions, which they caused to become extinct."

Meanwhile, on February 22, 1905, according to a resolution by the Japanese Cabinet, Dokdo was named 'Takeshima' and incorporated into Shimane Prefecture. February 22 was designated as 'Takeshima Day.'

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