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732 SOUTH KOREA/365 RUSSIAMID#2930
Started in May 1967. See the narrative in the 2 United States of America/365 Russia
dyad dispute list.
732 SOUTH KOREA/740 JAPAN
MID#1344
Dispute Number: 1344
Date(s): February 4, 1953 to July 30, 1954
Participants: 732 South Korea/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Several Japanese fishing crews and their boats were seized by South Korea
for crossing the Rhee Line. In some cases Japanese fishermen were shot.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from February 3, 1953. End Date changed from
February 27, 1954.
MID#1345
Dispute Number: 1345
Date(s): July 25, 1954 to January 25, 1955
Participants: 732 South Korea/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: South Koreans occupied the Japanese Takeshima Islands in the Sea of
Japan. The islands, often used by fishermen from both nations as a stopover, had been
a source of contention between Japan and South Korea for many years.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from July 30, 1954. End Date changed from
July 30, 1954.
MID#1346
Dispute Number: 1346
Date(s): August 3, 1955 to August 1955
Participants: 732 South Korea/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: South Korean forces seized 11 Japanese vessels and fired upon four more
from during August 1955.
Coding changes: End Date changed from December 3, 1955.