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with the North Korean government, asking that the offending ships be turned over.
The North Korean repeatedly denied an affiliation with the ships.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from March 21, 1999.
MID#4322
Dispute Number: 4322
Date(s): August 13, 1999 to August 16, 1999
Participants: 740 Japan/731 North Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Japanese naval forces went on alert in anticipation of a North Korean
missile test.
MID#4266
Dispute Number: 4266
Date(s): December 22, 2001
Participants: 740 Japan/731 North Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Japanese patrol boats returned fire after a North Korean vessel fired rock-
ets at them. The North Korean vessel was sunk, perhaps by its own scuttling, and three
crew were killed with 12 more missing.
MID#4449
Dispute Number: 4449
Date(s): September 4, 2002
Participants: 740 Japan/731 North Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Japanese patrol boats chased a North Korean spy ship out of Japanese
territorial waters.
MID#4456
Dispute Number: 4456
Date(s): March 7, 2003 to June 11, 2003
Participants: 740 Japan/731 North Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None