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동북아 공동번영을 위한 역사연구와 정책개발을 향하여
Conducting Researches on History and Developing Policies for Co-Prosperity of Northeast Asia My warm greetings to you all. My name is CHUNG Jae Jeong, the second president of this Northeast Asian History Foundation. When I was appointed as president of this organization by the government on the last 17th of September, I felt nervous and afraid about the grave responsibility attached to the position. However, shortly after meeting with officers and workers of the Foundation who warmly welcomed me and also hearing words of encouragement and support from senior, junior and other fellow scholars in the academia who've shown affection as well as concern toward the history of Northeast Asia, I was relieved from the burden and felt at ease again. As a fellow scholar and an adviser for the Foundation, I had often deeply thought about the history issues in one way or another, and associated with them in a frank manner at all times, discussing with them about those issues. I've confirmed that I can have confidence and trust in them, and that they will help me sincerely no matter what adversities I face in my position.
"피해자를 가해자로 만든 역사 바로잡아야"
Open the Door for Peace and Prosperity! History is not something that is forgotten as time goes away, but it is something that lives at present and influences the future of our life. Therefore, it is important that young people who will take the responsibility in the future know the history of the past correctly and on this basis possess a view that will contribute to solving disputes on historical matters peacefully. With this aim, the 3rd International NGOs Conference on History and Peace was held in last August during which there was a time for conversation on the subject of history between professional scholars and young people with topics in relation to the histories of Korea and Japan such as Class A and Class B criminals. Here in the session, we met with Professor Utsumi Aiko who has been studying on the matters of war criminals and postwar compensation for the last 30 years.
LEE Yun-jeong Photos: KIM Hyo-sul
Regrettable "The Conquer-Korea Plan" A lot of Korean people will think that Saigo Takamori (1828-1877) was the person who proposed the Conquer-Korea Plan in which he claimed that Japan should invade Korea with its unhappy warriors. In the overall stream of facts, it is historically true. Well, then, what kind of person is Saigo who insisted on sending a delegation to Korea? In October 1873, when the Iwakura delegation was making a round of calls on European countries, a political incident happened in which about 600 government officials resigned including half of the cabinet, the brain of the Meiji Government, and military and government officers. At that time, there had been an issue with regard to the diplomatic relations with Korea, and Japan's local government areas had just been reformed into a system of centrally administered districts. The political situation in Japan was unstable, and in this situation, Saigo Takamori's insistence on sending a delegation to Korea directly contributed to the occurrence of the incident. This is called 'Political Incident in the 6th Year of Meiji Government (also called Conquer-Korea Incident). After this, Korea and Japan made an agreement called 'Korea-Japan Treaty of Amity' in 1876, and Japan had the Southwest War, the largest war of all between factions of warriors.
LEE Won-woo Research Fellow, Research Department I
"서구 편향 극복 동아시아 이웃에 관심을"
Caring for the Neighbors in East Asia!! The Third International Forum on Historical Reconciliation in East Asia During the pre-modern era, delegates from Korea occasionally met with delegates from Vietnam in Beijing China and they exchanged poets and stories with each other. During this contemporary era, the two countries exchange great amount of material and human resources directly thanks to the development of modern transport. While people from the two countries respected each other and exchanged poets and stories in the past, today misunderstandings often occur between the two countries because there is insufficient dialogue between the two which in turn brings about lack of understanding.
YOO In-seon Former Professor at Seoul National University
다각적 학술 연구로 독도 영유권 규명
Verifying the Territorial right to Dokdo Dokdo Institute Dokdo Institute was established on the 1st of March in 1996 as an academic research institute dedicated for Dokdo. The twenty-two promoters of the institute, scholars from various fields of study including sociology, international law, politics, Korean history, geography, etc., had held its first general meeting at Seoul National University on the 29th of February 1996 where Professor SHIN Yong-ha at Seoul National University (currently Chair Professor at Ewha Academy) was elected as the first president of the institute.
KIM Young-jin School of Law, Hanyang University
역사교육 콘텐츠 제작
Production of Contents for History Education As Dokdo has been an issue for the last couple of years and Japan's annexation of Korea is having its 100th anniversary soon, the past is becoming a matter of concern again. The Northeast Project has been completed and the issue has submerged from the surface. But, it still remains a factor that will potentially bring about trouble between Korea and China. On the other hand, interest in history education is growing in front-line schools. The school curriculum was revised in 2007 and schools now can teach the East Asian History as an elective subject as from 2012. It is the recognition of our society that balanced understanding of history is important for cooperation and peace in East Asia, and this recognition is reflected in this change.
KANG Jeung-mi Office of Information and Exchanges
The Validity of the Treaty for the Annexation of Korea by the International Law Question: Year 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the annexation of Korea by Japan. Japan argues unreasonably that there was no problem on both legal and ethical grounds. On the contrary, our claim is that the treaty was not valid according to the international law. What is the basis of our claim? Answer: Three Interpretations about the Annexation of Korea
DO Shi-hwan_Research fellow, Research Department I
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