Anchor: As part of his campaign to spread awareness and historical facts about the Dokdo islets, a Sungshin Women’s University professor has introduced a document issued 138 years ago this Friday by the then-Japanese government that states the rocky outcroppings are not relevant to Japan.
Our Kim Soyon has more.
 
Report: The Meiji government of Japan issued a directive from its highest administrative agency 138 years ago this Friday, advising Shimane Prefecture of Japan not to put Korea's Ulleung Island and the Dokdo islets in its land registry.
 
In his latest Internet campaign to spread correct information on Korea's easternmost territory, Sungshin Women's University Professor Seo Kyoung-duk on Friday introduced the Japanese government document stamped on March 20, 1877.
 
The Korea public relations expert posted a photo of the Dajyoukan's or Japanese Prime Minister's directive that states in Japanese that Ulleung Island and the Dokdo islets are not relevant to Japan.
 
While introducing the direct evidence against Japan's territorial claims over the Korean territory, Seo noted that Tokyo has not included the historical record from 1877 in any of its strategic materials over the islets.
 
Seo's Dokdo campaign uses social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to promote accurate knowledge about the islets. 
 
In the campaign's first installment, Seo delved into Korean Emperor Gojong's 1900 royal decree that put Dokdo under Ulleung Island's administrative territory. In the second installment, the professor called attention to Dokdo’s designation as Natural Monument No. 336 on November 16, 1982.
 
Professor Seo said that educating Koreans about Dokdo is as important as advocating the Dokdo issue in other countries. He said he launched the campaign for anyone to gain Dokdo-related knowledge easily.
 
Seo plans to compile all of his online postings from the Dokdo campaign in a "Dokdo art book" to be published in five languages including Korean, English and Japanese for distribution around the world. 
Kim Soyon, KBS World Radio News.