The body of water lying between the Korea peninsula and Japanese archipelago has been called 'East Sea' in Korea with inevitable evidences dating back about thousands of years. In fact, antique books written in Japan also indicated the sea as 'ðÈàØú¡¯ (Sea of Joseon).
I truly understand that you do not want to be involved in historical tension between Korea and Japan over territorial issues. Therefore, I do not ask you much but just to include 'East Sea' next to the name 'Sea of Japan' in your article. I believe using 'Sea of Japan' and 'East Sea' would not cause much problem, so I humbly ask for your attention and interest in changing the name.
Thank you for taking time to read this email regarding article correction. I look forward to receive a delightful response from you.
Yours sincerely,
Victoria Jungwon Ok