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> Lewis Baston <lewis@makemeaware.com>  
> 
> Dear Jin-young Heo
> 
>  Thank you for your interest in Make Me Aware and for writing to us. We 
>  appreciate your thoughts.
> 
>  There are numerous cases in which different names are used in different 
>  countries for the same geographical feature. This is particularly the 
>  case with seas, in which there is no local population whose preferences 
>  can be taken as the ‘last word’. In Europe, for instance, the sea 
>  generally known to English speakers as the Baltic Sea is more frequently 
>  called the East Sea (Ostsee etc) in countries such as Germany, Denmark 
>  and Sweden which border this sea.
> 
>  Shipping, like air traffic control, is by its nature international and 
>  there needs to be some standardisation so that people know that they are 
>  referring to the same thing. The name ‘Sea of Japan’ has been used for 
>  many years by governments, international organisations and shipping 
>  companies while the term ‘East Sea’ is not used except in Korea. The 
>  United Nations Secretariat has confirmed that as far as that 
>  organisation is concerned the name of the sea is ‘Sea of Japan’ (March 
>  2004) and as an educational organisation we believe that unless there is 
>  a particularly good reason we should use the international standard as 
>  established by the United Nations. This is in line with our preference 
>  for clear communication. Our audience is currently primarily western and 
>  English-speaking, and we need to use language that is understood by 
>  young people who might read what we write.
> 
>  The use of the international standard term ‘Sea of Japan’ does not imply 
>  endorsement of any claims relating to sovereign rights over the sea 
>  itself or islands in that sea, other than those as specified under 
>  international law. Similarly, using the standard term ‘South China Sea’ 
> does not imply any support of China, should that country infringe the 
>  sovereignty of other states around that sea. By analogy, using the term 
> ‘English Channel’ does not imply that the channel belongs to the UK or 
>  invalidate the French usage ‘La Manche’.
> 
> Nor does using the standard English-language name for the sea between 
>  Japan and Korea prevent people in Korea from using their traditional 
>  name for this body of water. The Korean names for seas, I note, are 
>  simple but based on having Korea at the centre of the compass – the 
>  East, South and West seas are sensibly named from the point of view of 
>  Korea but are very non-specific (or inaccurate) for any other country.
> 
>  We are grateful to you for raising the issue. It may be that we shall 
>  write a piece on the situations in the world where there are disputes 
>  over the naming of geographical areas. If we do, please rest assured 
>  that the Korean perspective on the issue will be fully covered.
> 
>  Kind regards
> 
>  Lewis Baston
>  Political Maps and Boundaries
>  Make Me Aware
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