[3] The building has been described as "a large, red brick structure surrounded by high, barbed-wire-topped walls and guarded at all hours by dozens of police officers".

[4] In 1974, the embassy was ransacked by angry protesters during a time of heightened tensions between Japan and South Korea.

[6] In 2012, a South Korean driver rammed his truck against the gate of the embassy, claiming it was done to highlight the Liancourt Rocks dispute.

[8] The controversial Statue of Peace, related to the comfort women issue, was unveiled in front of the embassy in 2011, causing another lengthy diplomatic row between Japan and South Korea.

[9][10] In 2012, a Chinese man threw four Molotov cocktails at the embassy to voice his anger over the comfort women issue.