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involves a strategy to reinstate the military, which was prohibited by Article 9
ⓒCNN
oftheJapaneseConstitution,andtowashawaythenegativeimagethatresulted
from Japan’s past unjust actions, such as colonial rule and wars of aggression.
The neoconservative view of history, as evidenced in the Dokdo issue, serves
asameanstoachievenormalization.Historicalrevisionismisamovementthat
challenges established historical facts, denying their existence, or modifying
existing conventional wisdom. The revisionist view of history coincides with
the approach used by Japan’s neoconservative forces to gain favor among
the Japanese public. The neoconservatives employed a strategy of provoking
▲ Shinzo Abe has the longest term history as
Japanese prime minister.
Japanese sentiments and complexes. By proclaiming slogans like, “Building a
dignifiedJapanthroughnationalrenovation”and“Japannotboundbythepast,”theytriedtowashawaytheimageofa
nationthatsuffereddefeatinWorldWarII,andsoughttotransitionintoanewera,captivatingthepopulacewithanew
politicalapproach.Dokdohasbecomeafocalpointfortheseneoconservativesandaconvenienttargetfortheirobjectives.
On the other hand, the U.S. has remained neutral on the Dokdo issue from the beginning. The U.S. has adopted an
attitude of “strategic ambiguity,” which is one of its regional strategies in Asia given the need to consider both the
relationshipbetweenSouthKoreaandJapan.In2008,whentheSouthKoreangovernmentprotestedthechangeinthe
marking of Dokdo from South Korean waters to “undesignated” sovereign territory, the U.S. Board on Geographical
Naming maintained a neutral stance, stating, “The U.S. will not intervene in the Dokdo territorial issue because it is
a matter that should be resolved through negotiations between South Korea and Japan.” With this perspective, some
arguedthattheapparentneutralityoftheU.S.was,infact,afavorableresponsetoJapan’seffortstoelevatetheDokdo
issue’simportance.
SouthKorea’sprotestagainsttheU.S.decisionopenedthedoorfortheDokdoissuetobecharacterizedasa“dispute.”
If Japan’s unilateral territorial claims are reframed as disputes and brought to the attention of the international
community,itcouldpotentiallyrequireSouthKorea,theoriginalowner,toproveownershipoftheDokdo,whichcould
be disadvantageous to South Korea. This ongoing strategic ambiguity pursued by the U.S. has consistently perplexed
SouthKorea,anationthathassufferedgreatlyfromhistoricalhardships.
3.RussianMilitaryAircraft’sViolationofDokdoAirspacein2019
OnthemorningofJuly23,2019,fiveChineseandRussianmilitaryaircraftentered
News
SouthKorea’sAirDefenseIdentificationZone.*Amongthem,aRussianmilitary
ⓒYonhap
aircrafttrespassedintoSouthKorea’sairspacenearDokdoontwooccasions.This
incidentmadeheadlinesasitmarkedthefirstinstanceofaforeignmilitaryaircraft
violatingSouthKorea’sairspaceandthefiringofwarningshotssincetheceasefire
agreement of the Korean War in 1953. In response to the roughly seven-minute
intrusion,SouthKorea’sairforceissuedawarningthroughthefiringof360rounds.
“South Korea’s warning is extremely regrettable and unacceptable, and we
▲ A Russian military aircraft entered into
will strongly protest to South Korea,” said Yoshihide Suga, who was in charge
SouthKorea’sairspacenearDokdoin2019.
of Japan’s cabinet at the time, strongly opposing South Korea’s response.
Japan took advantage of this opportunity to assert its territorial claims to Dokdo once again, arguing that Dokdo was
*AirDefenseIdentificationZone:A designated area of airspace where the identification, location, and control of aircraft are required in the interest of national
security.
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involves a strategy to reinstate the military, which was prohibited by Article 9
ⓒCNN
oftheJapaneseConstitution,andtowashawaythenegativeimagethatresulted
from Japan’s past unjust actions, such as colonial rule and wars of aggression.
The neoconservative view of history, as evidenced in the Dokdo issue, serves
asameanstoachievenormalization.Historicalrevisionismisamovementthat
challenges established historical facts, denying their existence, or modifying
existing conventional wisdom. The revisionist view of history coincides with
the approach used by Japan’s neoconservative forces to gain favor among
the Japanese public. The neoconservatives employed a strategy of provoking
▲ Shinzo Abe has the longest term history as
Japanese prime minister.
Japanese sentiments and complexes. By proclaiming slogans like, “Building a
dignifiedJapanthroughnationalrenovation”and“Japannotboundbythepast,”theytriedtowashawaytheimageofa
nationthatsuffereddefeatinWorldWarII,andsoughttotransitionintoanewera,captivatingthepopulacewithanew
politicalapproach.Dokdohasbecomeafocalpointfortheseneoconservativesandaconvenienttargetfortheirobjectives.
On the other hand, the U.S. has remained neutral on the Dokdo issue from the beginning. The U.S. has adopted an
attitude of “strategic ambiguity,” which is one of its regional strategies in Asia given the need to consider both the
relationshipbetweenSouthKoreaandJapan.In2008,whentheSouthKoreangovernmentprotestedthechangeinthe
marking of Dokdo from South Korean waters to “undesignated” sovereign territory, the U.S. Board on Geographical
Naming maintained a neutral stance, stating, “The U.S. will not intervene in the Dokdo territorial issue because it is
a matter that should be resolved through negotiations between South Korea and Japan.” With this perspective, some
arguedthattheapparentneutralityoftheU.S.was,infact,afavorableresponsetoJapan’seffortstoelevatetheDokdo
issue’simportance.
SouthKorea’sprotestagainsttheU.S.decisionopenedthedoorfortheDokdoissuetobecharacterizedasa“dispute.”
If Japan’s unilateral territorial claims are reframed as disputes and brought to the attention of the international
community,itcouldpotentiallyrequireSouthKorea,theoriginalowner,toproveownershipoftheDokdo,whichcould
be disadvantageous to South Korea. This ongoing strategic ambiguity pursued by the U.S. has consistently perplexed
SouthKorea,anationthathassufferedgreatlyfromhistoricalhardships.
3.RussianMilitaryAircraft’sViolationofDokdoAirspacein2019
OnthemorningofJuly23,2019,fiveChineseandRussianmilitaryaircraftentered
News
SouthKorea’sAirDefenseIdentificationZone.*Amongthem,aRussianmilitary
ⓒYonhap
aircrafttrespassedintoSouthKorea’sairspacenearDokdoontwooccasions.This
incidentmadeheadlinesasitmarkedthefirstinstanceofaforeignmilitaryaircraft
violatingSouthKorea’sairspaceandthefiringofwarningshotssincetheceasefire
agreement of the Korean War in 1953. In response to the roughly seven-minute
intrusion,SouthKorea’sairforceissuedawarningthroughthefiringof360rounds.
“South Korea’s warning is extremely regrettable and unacceptable, and we
▲ A Russian military aircraft entered into
will strongly protest to South Korea,” said Yoshihide Suga, who was in charge
SouthKorea’sairspacenearDokdoin2019.
of Japan’s cabinet at the time, strongly opposing South Korea’s response.
Japan took advantage of this opportunity to assert its territorial claims to Dokdo once again, arguing that Dokdo was
*AirDefenseIdentificationZone:A designated area of airspace where the identification, location, and control of aircraft are required in the interest of national
security.
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