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A Proposal toward

Actualization of Japan-Korea Undersea Tunnel

Proposal toward the Actualization of Japan-Korea Undersea Tunnel

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for realizing the World Peace and Prosperity through the Construction of International Highway “International Highway is one of the

effective means to achieve the ideal of humankind!”

“It is the idea of International Highway to connect the nations in the East and

the West!” “Let’s build a high speed transportation

network to connect the people in the world!”

The 10th International Conference for the Unity of Science

Seoul, Korea, 1981

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Rev. & Dr. Sun Myung MoonThe Proposal for the Idea of International Highway

• 第１０回科学の統一に関する国際会議• The Reverend Sun Myung Moon• Founder of the International

• Cultural Foundation

• 10th I.C.U.S.,in Seoul,Nov.10 1981

• 「大アジアハイウエイを建設しよう」

10th I.C.U.S in Seoul, Korea

The three Conditions for actualizing the Japan-Korea Under Sea Tunnel

To reaize deeper reconciliation and unity of Japanese and Korean people

To form the consensus for construction of UST among leaders of Japan and Korea

To realize the economic and technical feasibility to construct the UST

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Launching the The International Highway Construction Agency in 1982

for the construction of the International Highway and the Japan-Korea Under Sea Tunnel

Since 1982, the15 billion yen was invested for trhis project and completed the geological research

Karatsu 　 Iki Island 　　　　　　 Tsushima Island 　　　　　　 Kojai Island 　 Busan

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Kojai Is.

Tsushima

Iki

KaratsuSaga Pref.

Busan

The Routing and View of the Japan-Korea Under SeaTunnel

Three examples toward the construction of Japan-Korea Underwater tunnel 　　

① Seikan Tunnel: Between Hokkaido and Aomori pref. (the northern tip of Main island)• (1) Construction Period: 1961 ～ 1988 （ 27 years ）

(2) Length: 53km 　　　　 (3) Cost ： 900 billion yen

② Dover Straits Tunnel: Between Britain and France• (1)) Construction Period ： 1986 ～ 1994 （ 8 years ）

(2)) Length: 51km 　　　　 (3) Cost: 1 trillion 800 billon yen

③ Bosporus Straits Tunnel: Between European and Asian sides in Turkey• (1) Construction Period ： 2004 ～ 2013 年　（ 10 years ）

(2) )) Length: 13km 　　　　 (3) Cost: 150 billion yen7

Japan-Korea Tunnel: Its Significance and Effectiveness

① Overview of Construction of Japan-Korea Underwater Tunnel

Period: 10 years at least, Length: 235km, Cost ： 10 trillion yen at least

② To be promoted on the basis of common values of love for humankindNational interests ＜ Love for humankind ; 　 War ＜ Peace

③ Activation of exchange of people, material and cultural resources

Equalization of technology and industry(economy)

④ Expansion of utilization of energy (electricity, etc.) and natural resources

⑤ Formation of strong and wide economic sphere8

Medium-term Timetable toward the Construction of Japan-Korea Tunnel

>Cooperation for the success of the Olympic Games in Japan and Korea

>Reaching governmental agreement between Japan and Korea after 2020

>2020 ～ 2030 ： Construction of the undersea tunnel (Karatsu to Busan)

>2020 ～ 2027 ： Construction of the Linear bullet train transportation system

>2027 ～ 2034 ： Construction of the Linear bullet train transportation

system (Osaka to Karatsu)

>2030 ～ 2035 ： Construction of the Linear bullet train transportation

system (Busan to Seoul)

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10Cross-section Drawing

Blue Print of the JK Tunnel

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Blue Print of the International Highway

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Proposed Route of the International Highway11

Construction Site of the Entrance to the Investigative Inclined Tunnel (540 m) at Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan

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At the point of 540 meters from the entrance

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Visit by Korean Ambassadors for Peace and Media People to the Construction Site of the Tunnel at Karatsu

Korean MBC TV Reporters（ April, 2014 ）

Reporters inside the tunnel

Hon. Cho Myung-Chol and his Party from Korea Jan. 23, 2015

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The Special Forum of Parliamentarians and Informed Personalities from Japan and Korea at House of Representatives’ Office Bldg. July 31, 2014

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Tae-ig CheongPresident, Association of Diplomatic Studies of Korea; Former Ambassador to Italy, Russia, etc.

Taizo NozawaFormer Minister of Justice of Japan, President, Japan-Korea Tunnel Research Forum

Opening Ceremony of Construction of Investigative Inclined Tunnel Entrance at Tsushima Island Sep. 11, 2014

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Buddhist monk’s

prayer for safe

construction

Hon. Dong-ok Kim, former member of national parliament of Korea

President Tokuno

Prefectural People’s Assembly for the Promotion of Japan-Korea Tunnel

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President Seo of Busan College for Foreign Languages Studies

Saga Prefecture (March 29, 2014)

Hiroshima Prefecture (Oct. 12) 2014)

Professor Shinichiro Nagano of Daito Bunka College, Japan

The expansion of the Supporters’ Association (March. 2015)

24 of 47 prefectures

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