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To Whom It May Concern:
I was
looking at the effects of global warming for a school paper and happened on
your site https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/south-korea-the-sea-of-japan-and-the-yellow-sea
showing the lights of South Korea. I was
deeply distressed to find NASA had chosen to name designate the East Seas as
¡®Sea of Japan.¡¯ It seems extremely inappropriate and frankly appalling, that NASA,
the standard in space exploration would be so ill informed to blatantly use
such designation with complete lack of regard for the dispute between the Korea
and Japan. I believe that NASA should be better informed of the political
implications before posting such a post; it is frankly offensive and greatly
insensitive.
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Articulating the correct use of the names for the body of
water between Korea and Japan is not simply a question of naming a geographic area
but is part of a national effort by the Korean Republic to erase the legacy of
Japanese Imperialism and to redress the unfairness that has been resulted from that
period. The way African-Americans were enslaved, so was the Korean people.
Therefore, I urge you to use 'East Sea' to describe the body of water in
question or to use both Korean and Japanese designation simultaneously (e.g.
'East Sea/Sea of Japan') in your contents and maps.
Furthermore,
for more than 2,000 years, not just Koreans, but people throughout the world,
viewed the body of water on the eastern boundary of Asia between Korea and
Japan as the East Sea. In order to resolve the controversy, in 2019, the
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) reportedly urged Japan to
negotiate with the Republic of Korea. The IHO was founded in 1921 to
standardize the names of seas and oceans and support safe navigation of ships.
The name the East Sea was on world maps, including old Japanese maps, until the
publication of S-23 ¡°the Limits of Oceans and Seas¡± by IHO in 1929. During
the time when the IHO was creating a list of the names of oceans and seas,
Japan had occupied and imperialized Korea starting in 1910 and ending in 1945.
Accordingly, Korea was unable to participate in the decision-making
process. As a result, only the name Sea of Japan was used in the
publication, which fueled the spread of the name on world maps and in
textbooks. This practice remained in the second (1937) and third edition (1953)
of the publication of S-23 ¡°the Limits of Oceans and Seas¡± because Korea was either
under Japanese rule from 1910 to 1945 or engaged in a war from 1950-1953, the
time of the publications. According to IHO and UNCSGN, in case of
topographical feature shared with two or more countries, yet naming differently
in their own languages, all the names in each language should be marked. Once
Korea and Japan agree on a common designation that is in accord with the
general rule of international cartography we will then follow the agreed-on
designation.
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Please NASA, thank you for
the beautiful orbital picture, but its posting is extremely inappropriate and
frankly appalling. An international institution of your caliber should be sensitive to
the plight of countries. Even as the world is ravaged by not only by Covid-19,
but racial injustice and discrimination, it is imperative that matters
pertaining to international guidelines be meet more rigorously. I ask that you
contact me with changes and look forward to visiting your site with the implemented
change. You can email me at ashleylsylee@gmail.com with your response,
it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. And I look forward to hearing from
you soon.
Sincerely,
Ashley Lee |
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