Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on February 22 that the Kumi area of Hideki no Shima town in Shimane Prefecture, Japan, which was a fishing base around Dokdo (Japan' name: Takeshima) before the war, is currently promoting the construction of a data collection facility on Dokdo. The facility is designed to collect testimonials and information about the residents of Dokdo and is owned by the town. The long-standing wishes of residents are becoming a reality, and the facility is scheduled to open after May.
Masaaki Jibu, director of the dokdo countermeasure office in the town, said on the reason for the construction: "The relevant people are getting older, and these years have been a critical juncture. As a machi, we will vigorously promote the work of passing on the testimony to future generations. ”
The facility is a wooden bungalow with a construction area of about 165 square meters, which will be used as a school education place in addition to conducting inquiries and research on relevant information for relevant persons, etc. Partial display of the results of the survey is planned and admission is free.
According to the report, in order to focus on the people engaged in fishing in Dokdo, the town council member Maeda Yoshiki has been continuously asking for the construction of relevant facilities in the area since more than 10 years ago, and he said with joy: "I feel that I am finally going to get my wish, and I feel very deeply." Maeda's grandfather used to play abalone in Dokdo.
On the other hand, Maeda angrily stated that the Dokdo territorial issue had not been resolved and that the Japanese central government had not built facilities: "The government will do nothing."
Yumiko Sugihara of the town is currently reading to the children a self-made album depicting the fishing of dokdo sea lions, and she said: "It is not okay to finish it. In order to keep the facts passed on, I want to actively use it as a place to read to people. ”
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