Rodong Sinmun Slams Japan for Working Hard to Usurp Tok Islets

Pyongyang, February 23 (KCNA) -- Every Feb. 22 an event for observing "Takeshima (Tok Islets) Day" takes place in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is for remembering Feb. 22, 1905 when the Japanese imperialists issued the 40th "notice of Shimane Prefecture" in which they included Tok Islets of Korea in the prefecture. Commenting on this, Rodong Sinmun Tuesday says that such event is a despicable farce in which a handful of the Japanese reactionaries get together to assert that Tok Islets are part of the territory of Japan. The commentary goes on: The 40th notice of Shimane Prefecture touted by Japan is little short of a dead paper not known much to the world. Japan annually holds an event for observing the "Takeshima (Tok Islets) Day" after secretly faking up the 40th "notice of Shimane Prefecture." It is aimed to create the international climate favorable for usurping Tok Islets with arms in the future while building up the world public opinion that the islets are part of Japan's territory. The present times do not allow those countries hell-bent on usurping the land and invading other countries such as Japan to go at will. The Japanese reactionaries should properly face up to the prevailing times. -0-