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Notification was issued to other countries of the Ogasawara Islands being under the administration of Japan (Japan’s territorial possession was confirmed)
On October 17, 1876, Foreign Minister Terashima Munenori notified the following 12 countries about its administration over the Ogasawara Islands: United Kingdom, Italy, United States of America, The Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Russia, Peru, Spain, France, and Germany. The notification was not a declaration of the new possession of territory, but rather a confirmation of the long-standing status of the territory as a part of Japan. (Ref. 1)
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“An official letter to the effect that the administration in the Ogasawara Islands has been undertaken by Japan, proposed to be sent to the major countries’ Ministers in Japan, and specific rules and regulations implemented exclusively for the Islands and other attached islands” (circulated on July 5 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and two other relevant Ministries), Dajo Ruiten (Grand Council of State Categories of Regulations), Publication No.2 (1871–1877), vol. 131, Local 37 (1876)
“An official letter to the effect that the administration in the Ogasawara Islands has been undertaken by Japan, proposed to be sent to the major countries’ Ministers in Japan, and specific rules and regulations implemented exclusively for the Islands and other attached islands” (circulated on July 5 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and two other relevant Ministries), Dajo Ruiten (Grand Council of State Categories of Regulations), Publication No.2 (1871–1877), vol. 131, Local 37 (1876)
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