Comments on: Sea of Japan it is

By: RTN

RTN — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:35:11 +0000

I’m with Duo on this one. If the Japanese islands didn’t exist, there would be no sea, it would just be a (nameless) part of the Pacific Ocean.

By: Duo

Duo — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:47:35 +0000

They barely have half as much coastline there as either Japan or Russia so their reasoning makes no sense from a geographical standpoint. The Japanese islands define that sea, hence the name!!

By: Its Beyond Me » Oh-Oh…

Its Beyond Me » Oh-Oh… — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:29:54 +0000

[...] and claims of worldwide disdain for Korea as a small nation are sure to follow.” Via Japundit Sea Of Japan It Is [Link] Despite Korean efforts, geographic conference backs Sea of Japan name [Link] [...]

By: JP

JP — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:57:58 +0000

As the post says, “the term was in use in the late 18th and early 19th century,” hence “for centuries.”

They will leave it blank in all official documents until the conflicting countries all agree on the dispute.

I have no idea whether that is true or not. In either case, it is the dumbest notion I have heard for a long time.

By: otoritakeo

otoritakeo — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:12:57 +0000

Update: Numbers 3, 4 AND 5 are issues not just restricted to Japan-SK relations. Plus, I wouldn’t say “Korean Comfort Women” because it encompasses a wide range of different nationalities from Korean to Duth to Chinese.

By: otoritakeo

otoritakeo — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:10:32 +0000

Actually, you have it wrong. The IHO does NOT endorse one name over another. They will leave it blank in all official documents until the conflicting countries all agree on the dispute.

Plus, can you give examples of the sea between Eurasia and Japan being called “Sea of Japan” for ‘centuries’? I heard from reliable sources that the Japanese used to call the Atlantic Ocean the “Sea of Japan” while calling the current Sea of Japan (East Sea), the “Sea of Chosen”.

Also, TofuUnion, numbers 3 and 4 is a conflict arising between Japan and most East Asian nations (China, SK, etc.) while number 7 is purely a domestic, Korean-only issue. I wouldn’t say “

By: TofuUnion

TofuUnion — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:47:33 +0000

Bakjae: I’m not a Korea watcher. But I know there are already following conflicts between Japan and South Korea.

1. Sea of Japan(East Sea)
2. Takeshima(Dokdo)
3. Korean Comfort Women in wartime
4. Yasukuni Shrine(Class A war criminals)
5. Japanese History Textbooks(Wartime Descriptions)
6. Compensations for former Korean-Japanese soldiers.
7. Pro-Japanese Collaborators in South Korea

Like other people in Japan, I’m not so much interested in Nr. 1 and Nr. 2. Only Koreans are excited.

The recognition is depending on the side to see in the phenomenon. The same thing about ” the history recognition ” which is connected with the national interest of the country. For the solution, one proposal is the conference by the experts of both country, which is the genuine way in such a case. I
consider that establishment is very effective.

As for Nr. 6 and Nr. 7, they are more domestic problems in Korea. I don’t think it’s desirable for Korean people that all those issues are used politically for the ruling government.

By: remora

remora — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:49:15 +0000

sorry to contradict you “ppayne” – Calais belongs to England (unbeknownest to the Frogs)..so it is the English Channel.

And has been since the 14th Century.

remora

(*_*)

By: ppayne

ppayne — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:59:32 +0000

In other news, the English Channel will be renamed the East Channel. And Koreans were mad that K comes after J, and their international code is 82, when Japan’s is 81.

By: Bakjae Power

Bakjae Power — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:01:49 +0000

Koreans will probably use ‘Donghae’ in their textbooks or maps instead of ’sea of Japan’, which is fine by me. I know some Koreans already prefer ‘Corea’. Now we outrank Japan in alphabetical order by several letters!

But they clearly want the rest of the world to agree to the ‘east sea’ moniker. As if most of the western world would care. I doubt most American kids could even point out Korea on a map, much less Japan.

Dokdo is definitely Korean land and we should protest Japan’s attempt to distory history (I realize both China and Korea are revisionists as well) but this the ‘east sea’ controversy is overblown.