The International Hydrographic Organization Technical Resolution and the United Nations Resolution on the Standardization of Geographical Names recommend that countries sharing a geographical area, but use different names to refer to the area, should endeavor to reach an agreement on a single name.
Should they fail to reach an agreement, the name used by each country involved should be concurrently adopted for charts and publications.
Since South Korea and Japan are unable to reach an agreement on the naming issue, South Korea¡¯s view is that international norms should be followed, thereby using both the East Sea and the Sea of Japan concurrently.