Dear Sir/Madam,
This is Do Hyun Kim from Northeast Asian History Foundation. I would like to ask you a favor about the photo on your website.
In addition, Dokdo, which is an integral part of the Korean territory historically and under international law, is also described incorrectly in the photo on your website. The name, ¡°Takeshima/Liancourt Rocks¡± seems to be taken from Japanese or Japanese-influenced sources as Japan has illegally and inappropriately been working to use that name internationally. The name, ¡°Liancourt Rocks¡± was given by a French whaling ship Liancourt which charted the island in 1849 and have been used by western people but never by its local people.
The name ¡°Dokdo¡± has long been used by the Korean people. This is the legitimate name that should be used internationally. Against this back drop, we would like to request you to use the name "Dokdo" when you refer to the island at issue.