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From the modern times, the conflict between the countries surrounding the seas continued as the oceans were divided in terms of “zero sea”. The problem of territorial waters was not just about securing fishery resources, but was a matter of political and military purposes. The East Sea still has several countries in conflict. Research on the fisheries of the East Sea during the modern period is ongoing. The main research topics include disputes over fishing rights between Koreans and Japanese people, changes and characteristics of whaling and sardine fishing, the formation of Japanese migrant fishing villages, and the fishing policy and operation of the Governor-General of Korea. In this article, we focused on the Korean Peninsula beyond the problems of Joseon and Japan, called the East Sea. The existence of Russia, which claims to have sovereignty over much of the East Sea, was not overlooked. After the Treaty of Beijing in 1860, the maritime dispute began as the starting point of the Tumen River as the territory of the Russian Federation became a territory. Russia claimed 12 nautical miles of territorial waters, and Japan claimed 3 nautical miles of territorial waters. Moreover, in 1931, Japan caused Manchurian Incident, and in 1932, the establishment of Manchuria led to a heightened military conflict with Russia, which had reached the border. With the increase of military facilities on the border and large-scale deployment of soldiers, Japan and Russia focused on gathering information about the other countries. The problem of seizure and distressed fishing boats in the 1930s was not just about fishing disputes, but related to the military and intelligence gathering of Japan and Russia.