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	Shimane Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On October 1, 2004, the town of Saigou and the villages of Fuse, Goka and Tsuma (all from Oki District) merged to form the new town of Okinoshima.
		On October 1, 2004, the towns of Iwami and Mizuho and the village of Hasumi (all from Ochi District) merged to form the new town of Oonan.
		On March 31, 2005, the towns of Kashima, Mihonoseki, Shimane, Shinji, Tamayu and Yatsuka and the village of Yakumo (all from Yatsuka District) merged with the city of Matsue to form the new city of Matsue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shimane_Prefecture (503 words)

	Okinoshima, Shimane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Okinoshima (隠岐の島町; -chō) is a town located on Dōgo, one of the Oki Islands, in Shimane, Japan.
		The disputed Takeshima ("Dokdo" in Korean) islands, which are currently administered by South Korea, are classified as a part of Okinoshima by Japan.
		As of July 2006, the town has an estimated population of 17,031.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okinoshima,_Shimane (149 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dokdo
		Okinoshima (and#38560;and#23696;and#12398;and#23798;and#30010;; -chand#333;) is a town located in Shimane, Japan.
		Shimane Prefecture) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan.
		Dokdo and Takeshima is one of several names used to describe disputed islets in the Sea of Japan currently controlled by South Korea, but also claimed by Japan (where they are known as Takeshima).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dokdo (789 words)

	Shimane Prefecture - encyclopedia article about Shimane Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Oki Islands are part of Shimane Prefecture, which also claims jurisdiction over the South Korea-controlled Takeshima (Korean name Dokdo).
		On January 312005, the towns of Nita and Yokota from Nita District merged to form the new town of Okuizumo.
		On October 12005, the towns of Asahi, Kanagi, Misumi and Yasaka from Naka District merged with the city of Hamada to form the new city of Hamada.
	www.dr-science.org /wiki/Shimane_Prefecture (442 words)

	Saigo, Shimane
		Saigo (è¥¿é·ç”º; SaigÅ-chÅ) was a town located on the island of DÅgo in Oki District, Shimane, Japan.
		On October 1, 2004, the town was merged into the new town of Okinoshima.
		As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,855 and a density of 105.07 persons per kmÂ².
	www.kiwipedia.com /saigo--shimane.html (63 words)

	Top Literature - Oki Islands
		Both Emperor Go-Toba and Emperor Go-Daigo were exiled to Oki.
		Oki Airport (OKI), a Class III facility with a 1500 m runway, is in Okinoshima, the most populous town on these islands.
		On October 1, 2004, the town of Saigō and the villages of Fuse, Goka and Tsuma were administratively merged into the town of Okinoshima.
	encyclopedia.topliterature.com /?title=Oki_Islands (130 words)

	[Shimane Prefecture] \| [All the best Shimane Prefecture resources at ipod.topicsware.com] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Visit to Shimane PrefectureWednesday morning our group flew to the Shimane Prefecture which is located about 750 miles northwest of Tokyo for several days of visits and meetings with local government officials there.
		The BASSCLEF Files #001A fault line near a nuclear plant in Shimane Prefecture was found to be twice as long as the plant’s operator had thought, which is worrisome considering the assumed wisdom that the longer the fault line, the bigger the earthquake.
		Shimane Prefecture Mergers Mergers On October 1, 2004, the town of Saigou and the villages of Fuse, Goka and Tsuma (all from Oki District) merged to form the new town of Okinoshima.
	ipod.topicsware.com /Honshu/Shimane_Prefecture (1149 words)

	dokdo-nakai
		Nakai Yozaburo of Saigocho of Okinoshima was one of Ulleungdo's illegal "resident fishermen.
		The Shimanekenshi (Records of Shimane prefecture) published in 1922 by Shimane prefecture Education Board states in the Takeshima/Tokdo section: "There is a fear of many ill effects as many regions compete in overfishing in 1904.
		Then Shimane prefecture, after confirming the view of Oki Island, submitted a report to the higher authority and as a result, the incorporation of the island was decided at a cabinet meeting, with Liancourt Island named Takeshima.
	www.dokdo-takeshima.com /dokdo-nakai.html (1067 words)

	mainframe-oki
		kinoshima or Okishotô (translatable as 'The Oki Isles') are under the jurisdiction of Shimane Prefecture, and lie across a short stretch of the Japan Sea from the main island of Honshu.
		The bus driver just let me off and told me to walk half a mile down the road to find the port.) Ominously, I had to fill out a form at the nearly deserted port building describing myself, in case the boat happened to sink.
		Okinoshima is a collection of four inhabited islands, surrounded by numerous, and tiny, uninhabited ones.
	www.geocities.jp /benkei242/mainframe-oki.html (1046 words)

	RE: East Sea not Sea of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Japan's claim is based on a decree made by the Prefecture of Shimane in 1905, naming the islets as Takeshima.
		Shimane Council incorporated the islets in February of 1905.
		In contradiction to the claim that Takeshima was incorporated into Shimane Prefecture in 1905, this official map fails to include the islands as Japanese territory.
	www.crisscross.com /forum/m_699125/mpage_2/key_/tm.htm (6864 words)

	Oki Ml320
		Today it is Oki District, Shimane, a part of Shimane prefecture.
		As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 24,500 and a density of 70.79 persons per km².
		Okinoshima — formed from the merger of Fuse, Goka, Saigo and Tsuma on October 1, 2004 Category:Districts in Shimane Prefecture ja:隠岐郡
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/60/oki-ml320.html (671 words)

	Occidentalism » Dokdo or Takeshima? Let’s discuss it.
		The Shimane prefecture lays claim to Takeshima/Dokdo, and Takeshima/Dokdo was originally considered to be part of the Oki islands.
		Shimane Prefecture’s inclusion was announced within the internal government and thus cannot be seen intent of a state.
		Shimane Prefectures Inclusion of Dokdo was done using the request by Nakai Yozaburo.
	www.occidentalism.org /?p=285 (15040 words)

	Oki Islands
		Oki Airport (OKI), a Class III facility with a 1500 m runway, is in Saigō, the most populous town on these islands.
		A planned merger will unite Saigō and three villages to form a town to be named Okinoshima.
		Emperors Go-Toba and Go-Daigo were exiled to Oki.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/o/ok/oki_islands.html (128 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Okinoshima, Shimane
		Okinoshima (隠岐の島町; -chō) is a town located in Shimane, Japan.
		Japan claims the disputed Liancourt Rocks, which are currently administered by South Korea, as part of Okinoshima.
		As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 17,615.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Okinoshima%2C_Shimane (221 words)

	Casino online portal \| information about Casino online \| Shimane_Prefecture
		The Oki Islands are part of Shimane Prefecture.
		On March 312005, the towns of Kashima, Mihonoseki, Shimane, Shinji, Tamayu and Yatsuka and the village of Yakumo (all from Yatsuka District) merged into the city of Matsue.
		On September 252005, the town of Nichihara from Kanoashi District merged into the town of Tsuwano.
	www.pokerhomeportal.com /?u=/Shimane_Prefecture (386 words)

	translate this: Okinoshima Sirens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This last weekend I went to Okinoshima, a set of islands off the coast of Shimane to have a look around and confirm that there were indeed JETs on the islands.
		Anyway, it was a great weekend and I owe it all to the Okinoshima Sirens...
		It was by far one of the hardiest and best tasting meals I've had since arriving in Nihon.
	trippingabout.blogspot.com /2006/10/okinoshima-sirens.html (586 words)

	Oki District, Shimane - meaning of word
		Oki (隠岐郡; -gun) is a districts of Japan located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
		As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 24,500 and a population density of 70.79 persons per square kilometer.
		== Towns and villages == Ama, Shimane* Chibu, Shimane* Nishinoshima, Shimane* Okinoshima, Shimane* — formed from the merger of Fuse, Shimane, Goka, Shimane, Saigo, Shimane and Tsuma, Shimane on October 1, 2004 Districts in Shimane Prefecture
	www.wordsonline.org /Oki_District,_Shimane (109 words)

	How It Was - Tokdo Dispute History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Shimane notice issued a 100 years ago is the backbone of Japan's claim over Tokdo, but South Korea says the argument is groundless, because it was made when Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) was deprived of its diplomatic powers by Japan.
		Outside Shimane's legislative building in the city of Matsue on 16 Mar 2005, Choi Jae-ik, a Seoul city Assemblyman, was stopped by Japanese police in the act of trying to cut off one of his fingers with a knife.
		The city of Jinju in the province said it was canceling several planned exchanges with the city of Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, including a women’s marathon scheduled for March 20, a July exchange of civil servants, and an exchange of local government officials.
	kalaniosullivan.com /KunsanAB/8thFW/Howitwasb11tokdo.html (14770 words)

	ÎLES D'OKI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ils font partie de préfecture de Shimane, Japon.
		Les îles incluent Okinoshima, Nakanoshima, Nishinoshima, et Chiburijima.
		Une fusion prévue unira Saig et trois villages pour former une ville à appeler Okinoshima.
	www.faktis.com /wiki/fr/%cel/%CEles%20DOki.htm (130 words)

	The Korea Times : Korea-Japan EEZ Talks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For mutual benefit, we believe the matter should be approached from a substantive and economic perspective without tilting to claims based on patriotism.
		In the talks, Korea proposed the boundary be drawn along the median line between Dokdo, the easternmost islet, and Okinoshima island in Japan's Shimane Prefecture.
		It is a departure from our earlier position of drawing the line between Ullung-do and Okinoshima.
	times.hankooki.com /lpage/opinion/200606/kt2006061518162154040.htm (442 words)

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		Today, it belongs to Nammyn (myn being a subcounty or township), Ullnggun (gun, or kun: county), North Kyongsang province in Korea.
		Tokdo is located 49 nautical miles southeast of Ullngdo (Ullng Island), 86 nautical miles northwest of Okinoshima (Oki Island), Japan in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) at lat.
		In August 1945 when Korea was freed from Japanese occupation, the Supreme Allied Powers GHQ issued SCAPIN No. 677 for "Governmental and Administrative Separation of Certain Outlying Areas from Japan" and restored Tokdo to Korea on January 29, 1946.
	blog.empas.com /q8imcs/read.html?a=7877927 (859 words)

	Flying Yangban: Get ready for the next round of Dokdo chest thumping
		The lawmakers in Shimane, which claims jurisdiction over the territory, said the move was designed "to promote an early establishment of territorial rights over Takeshima and to raise public awareness," said assembly spokeswoman Miho Fukushiro.
		On April 24, 1939, a decision to incorporate the island under the jurisdiction of Goka Village was made by the Goka Village Assembly on Oki Island, Shimane Prefecture.
		Therefore, the Japanese incorporation of Dokdo into Shimane Prefecture was intimately connected to, and a result of, Japan´s imperialist aggression in the early 20th Century.
	gopkorea.blogs.com /flyingyangban/2005/02/_get_ready_for_.html (6023 words)

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		Historical Geography of Great Japan (å¤§æ—¥æ¬å°åè¾æ¸, 1900) records that when the local government of Shimane prefecture asked the Japanese Meiji government whether Takeshima would be merged into Shimane, the government in 1877 responded that Japan had no relation with Takeshima.
		During the Russo-Japanese War and increasing Japanese control over Korea, Takeshima was proclaimed a part of Shimane prefecture in Japan under the doctrine of terra nullius on January 28, 1905.
		In 2005, Japan's Shimane prefecture designated February 22 Takeshima Day, to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Japan's claim to the islets and boost public interest in Japan about the dispute.
	www.pokerhomeportal.com /?u=/Liancourt_Rocks (3003 words)

	JAPAN TODAY-000804[Cattail Which Turned Into Rabbit Fur] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One year a white rabbit who lived in inaba (The old name of part in East Tottori) drifted to Okinoshima, Oki islands (Shimane pre.) because of a flood.
		And the gods of Izumo (The old name of part in East Shimane) passed by and told the rabbit that she should bathe in the seawater and expose her skin to the wind to cure her wound, which made her end up having much more pain.
		After that, when she was crying, the god called Oookuninushi-no-mikoto passed by and told her to wash out salt with fresh water, roll on the fluff of cattails sprinkled over and quietly lie down at the place with no wind.
	www.mmbc.jp /mmbc/Japan_Today/0008/000804k2-0.html (255 words)

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		The prime example of this came last week at the Assistant Language Teacher/Japanese Teacher of English Mid-Year Conference (not nearly as boring as it sounds) when the Shimane JETs publication the Black Taxi sponsored a “trivia night”.
		I've been groped and kissed in Okinoshima (Helen, Steph, you were there).
		I've been fondled on more than one occasion at my schools (why do adolescent boys find it a necessity to try to touch my ass/stick their finger, where?) I am at a complete loss sometimes.
	trippingabout.blogspot.com (3387 words)

	Occidentalism » Lies, Half-truths, & Dokdo Video, Part 1
		In regard to maps after 1905, especially Shimane Prefecture maps, any omission of Takeshima (Liancort Rocks) would obviously be a mistake since there is a clear record, which includes coordinates, that says that Shimane Prefecture incorporated Takeshima in 1905.
		The Governor of Shimane Prefecture is merely an administrative organ which could announce publicly administrative action under Japan’s domestic law, but cannot represent the State, in marking declaration or notification of the occupation of territory or the intention of sovereign occupation by the State under international law.
		The Shimane Prefecture Public Notice No. 40” is not a declaration or notification of occupation because it was not conducted as an interstate activity but was merely an administrative action under municipal law.,, the Shimane Prefecture Public Notice No. 40” is non-existent as a declaration of occupation or notification under international law.
	www.occidentalism.org /?p=319 (15551 words)

	Tottori Tourist Guide
		The hare, who wanted to go back home, hit upon an idea and asked a crocodile playing at the beach, âLet's compete the number of your friends and mine.â The hare had crocodiles make a row from the island to the mainland of Inaba and walked on their backs counting their number.
		When the hare was lying on the beach crying, the deities of Izumo (the old name of East Shimane) passed by and told the hare that he should bathe in the seawater and expose his skin to the wind to cure his wound, which made him end up having much more pain.
		After that the deity called Okuninushi-no-mikoto passed by and told him to wash out salt with fresh water, roll on the fluff of cattails sprinkled over and quietly lie down at the place with no wind.
	www.city.tottori.tottori.jp /top/multilang/english/sightseeing/kanko_en.htm (1625 words)

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