On April 7, 2002 (February 25, 2002), a court in Fukuoka ruled that Prime Minister Xiao Jinglong went to Jeju in violation of the Japanese Constitution. On April 7, 2002, the Fukuoka District Court ruled that Japanese Prime Minister Xiao Jinglong went to Jeju in violation of the Japanese Constitution, and Xiao Jinglong expressed strong dissatisfaction with the verdict and said that he would continue to go to Jeju in the future. On April 22, the Fukuoka District Court ruled that Jeju went to Jeju was unconstitutional.