In the webinar, Professor Shimojo explained in a comprehensible manner his views, based on his many years of research, on the flaws in the South Korean arguments regarding the name of the Sea of Japan on the grounds of old maps and documents. [...] Q4 Considering the point you made that the South Korean side cherry-picks notations scattered in old documents that have nothing to do with the Sea of Japan—such as that “East Sea” and “Blue Sea” ( 滄 海 ) denote the coastal waters of the Korean Peninsula and that the sea to the west of the Korean Peninsula was called “East Sea,” as in the sea to the east of China—to make their case, it seems that t. [...] Q5 If we are debating whether the name “Sea of Japan” is a remnant of the colonial period, is it important to ask what the global perceptions were before and after the colonial period and how the maps changed? If so, are there any authoritative maps of the 2 The Japan Institute of International Affairs / Resource Library “The Name of the Sea of Japan and Flaws with the Korean Arguments” Q&A “The N. [...] Is this campaign by the Korean government for the simultaneous use of the name “East Sea” alongside “Sea of Japan” still ongoing? How should Japan respond to such moves, including by disseminating information? Regarding the issue of the name of the Sea of Japan—which South Korea sees as the “East Sea issue”— about nine days before the passage of the “Takeshima Day” ordinance that Shimane Prefectur. [...] Whether in the case of Takeshima, the Senkaku Islands, or the Northern Territories, or in the case of the abduction issue with North Korea, Japan is always on the defensive rather than on the offensive.
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