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(5)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Choi Jae Ik (2nd from L), a Seoul city assemblyman, and his supporters shout protests outside the Shimane Prefectual Assembly building March 16 after the assembly voted in favor of a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.''

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(4)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Gov. Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks at a press conference March 16 after the Prefectual Assembly adopted a bill designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' Sumita said, ''The Takeshima issue has had less visibility compared with the Northern Territory issue in national policy. I hope the central government will take this opportunity to work actively toward establishing Japanese territorial rights to the island.''

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(3)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Members of the Shimane Prefectual Assembly stand to approve a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day'' to underline Japan's claim to sovereignty over Takeshima Island, which is claimed and controlled by South Korea.

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(1)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Choi Jae Ik (2nd from L), a Seoul city assemblyman, and an unidentified man hold up a banner in front of the Shimane Prefectual Assembly building in Matsue on March 16 to protest a move by the assembly to adopt a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.''

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(5)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Choi Jae Ik (2nd from L), a Seoul city assemblyman, and his supporters shout protests outside the Shimane Prefectual Assembly building March 16 after the assembly voted in favor of a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' (Kyodo)

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(1)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Choi Jae Ik (2nd from L), a Seoul city assemblyman, and an unidentified man hold up a banner in front of the Shimane Prefectual Assembly building in Matsue on March 16 to protest a move by the assembly to adopt a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' (Kyodo)

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(3)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Members of the Shimane Prefectual Assembly stand to approve a bill to designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day'' to underline Japan's claim to sovereignty over Takeshima Island, which is claimed and controlled by South Korea. (Kyodo)

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(4)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Gov. Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks at a press conference March 16 after the Prefectual Assembly adopted a bill designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' Sumita said, ''The Takeshima issue has had less visibility compared with the Northern Territory issue in national policy. I hope the central government will take this opportunity to work actively toward establishing Japanese territorial rights to the island.'' (Kyodo)