Using the name ‘Sea of Japan’ itself is a wrong term.
The history of the name ‘East Sea’ goes back to 2000 years ago, and
more than 75million people are using it now.
In the sixteenth century when the ‘East Sea’ was first discovered by
westerners, they called the sea ‘Sea of Corea’ or ‘MER DE COREE’
In the eighteenth century, a map made in Japan also used the term ‘Sea
of Joseon’ (Joseon is an old name for Korea)
However, starting from the eighteenth century, the designation ‘Sea
of Japan’ was used among Europeans just because they were more familiar with
the country Japan than Korea.
Since our government joined the UN, we have been making efforts to
gather validity of the name ‘East Sea’.
According to the UN and International Hydrographic Organization,
when involved countries fail to make an agreement, it is recommended to mark
both names they are asserting.
Therefore, I am asking you to edit your article and mark ‘East Sea’
with the name ‘Sea of Japan.’
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