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【Global Network Report】Comprehensive Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" and ASACHI TV reported on the 17th that during Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fang's visit to South Korea to attend the inauguration ceremony of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue, South Korean state-owned enterprises were suspected of conducting maritime investigations near the disputed territory of Japan and South Korea, "Takeshima" (known to the Rokka side as "Dokdo"). The Japanese government did not publicly release the news or protest. This has upset some Japanese politicians, and Masahisa Sato, president of the Liberal Democratic Party's Foreign Ministry, bitterly criticized South Korean companies for "smearing mud on Prime Minister Kishida's face" and questioned the fact that the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not disclose the matter.
Regarding the cause of the incident, the Japanese right-wing media "Sankei Shimbun" broke the news on the 16th that according to the data of the ship's automatic identification system and Japanese government sources, the Norwegian marine survey vessel commissioned by the South Korean state-owned enterprise sailed at a low speed in the sea about 100 kilometers south of "Takeshima" in early May, and dragged suspected cable items. The report said that it may be investigating the topography and resources of the seabed, and the Japanese Coast Guard patrol vessel contacted south Korean state enterprises by radio, offering an exhortation that "investigations without Japan's consent are not allowed".
The Sankei Shimbun specifically mentioned that lin fangzheng was visiting South Korea to attend the inauguration ceremony of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue at the time of the incident, and the Japanese government did not publicly release the news, and did not indicate whether there was a protest.
Another report in the newspaper said that at the meeting of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party on the morning of the 17th, foreign ministry officials confirmed that the Coast Guard patrol vessel found that a Norwegian-flagged maritime survey vessel commissioned by a South Korean state-owned enterprise sailed in the waters near "Bamboo Island" from the 9th to the 12th of this month. At the meeting, Masahisa Sato, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Foreign Ministry, criticized South Korean companies for "smearing mud on Prime Minister Kishida's face" and questioned the fact that Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not disclose the matter.
In response to this controversy, Asahi TV reported that Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno confirmed at a press conference on the 17th that the Japanese side did not protest, but only "put forward advice." Matsuno explained, "Because it was not possible to verify that the vessel involved had conducted a maritime survey in the area, [the Japanese side] only advised the other side at the scene." ”
According to the Sankei Shimbun, Matsuno also said that "in a situation like this when advising the other party, the relevant information will not be publicly released." Regarding the question of what the marine survey vessel involved was actually doing at that time, Matsuno replied, "Because it involves diplomatic representations, the details are not disclosed. ”