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To Mr. West:
I was looking at the effects of global warming for a
school paper and happened on your article about the effects of the sea on cloud
and precipitation over the EAST SEA: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2018JD029586. I was deeply distressed to find a research article had chosen to
designate the East Seas as ¡®Sea of Japan.¡¯ It seemed extremely inappropriate
and frankly appalling, that a research article written by a scientist like
yourself 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 you should be better informed of the political implications while
researching for your research paper; it is frankly offensive and greatly
insensitive.
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.
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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
repost a corrected version of this research article as it is extremely inappropriate
and frankly appalling. Actually, the fact that American Geophysical Union allowed
this and had not made the correction was astounding and I plan to write to them
as well requesting that changes be made and that further articles are required
to use the correct name for the body of water in question. A scientist in an international
institution like University of Utah, should be sensitive to the
plight of other 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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