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On January 29, 1964: A South Korean patrol boat attacked and seized a Japanese
fishing boat.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from January 1, 1958. End Date changed from
February 5, 1959.
MID#2838
Dispute Number: 2838
Date(s): February 13, 1959 to February 14, 1959
Participants: 732 South Korea/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: South Korea threatened military force against Japan to stop the repatria-
tion of hundreds of thousands of Koreans to Communist North Korea. South Korean
forces remained on alert during the policy conflict.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from February 14, 1959.
MID#2919
Dispute Number: 2919
Date(s): March 15, 1966 to March 18, 1966
Participants: 732 South Korea/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A South Korean patrol boat fired on a Japanese fishing boat and seized it.
No details of its release could be found.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from March 14, 1966. End Date changed from
March 14, 1966.
MID#4126
Dispute Number: 4126
Date(s): February 15, 1996
Participants: 732 South Korea/740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Japan and South Korea had conflicting claims to the Takeshima Islands,
a series of small islands between their coasts rich in natural resources and great for
fishing. South Korea began the militarized dispute with naval exercises on February
15, 1996. Japan responded with a patrol boat to reinforce their claim, but the boat was
twice driven away by superior South Korean forces in the area.
Coding changes: End Date changed from February 17, 1996.
MID#4127
Dispute Number: 4127