My country, South Korea has been calling for the adoption of the alternative name ¡°East Sea,¡± because the name ¡°Sea of Japan¡± was used under Japan¡¯s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. "East Sea" sounds totally neutral comparing to "Japan Sea", so we should use the East Sea as the name of the sea between two countries.
Japan has argued ¡°Japan Sea¡± is the only internationally established name and there is no need to change it. I am really regretful to see your article used this wrong name because China was also a colony of Japan so that I strongly ask you to change the name as East Sea.