20일 아사히신문에 따르면 간논지 측은 지난 18일 밤 쓰시마 시내에서 기자회견을 열고 한국 정부로부터 재판에 참여할 것을 재촉하는 문서가 도착했다며 재판에 참여해 소유권을 주장하고, 반환을 요구할 방침이라고 밝혔다.
According to the Asahi Shimbun on 20 July, Gannonji held a press conference in downtown Tsushima on the night of 18 January and said that documents had arrived from the South Korean government to urge him to participate in the trial, and that he would participate in the trial to assert ownership and demand his return.