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박근혜 정부 - 한일과거사 문제 어떻게 풀 것인가?
How Will the Park Guen-Hyu Administration Tackle the Nation's Feud with Japan over History? The bickering over Dokdo and history is the biggest cause of conflict between South Korea and Japan, and it is likely and inevitably to intensify even under the newly launched Park Geun-hye administration of South Korea. Japan's post-war generations want to break free from the nation's past of colonial rule and aggression, rather than repenting it. It shows in their strong tendency to be bold in their words or deeds when it comes to historical issues. They also tend to be more indifferent or insensitive to how precarious and sensitive historical issues (including the Dokdo issue) can be to South Korea-Japan relations. On the other hand, the Korean tend to be hypersensitive and overreacting to historical issues.
Written by_Lee Won-deog, Professor of Kookmin University
역사 바로세우기, 고지도 연구에서 실마리 찾아야
Studying Old Maps May Hold the Key to Correcting History Editor's Note: On January 31st, 2013, the Northeast Asian History Foundation entered into an MOU with Hye-Jung Museum of Kyung Hee University for 'research and exchange partnership related to the East Sea, Dokdo and Northeast Asia.' For this month's issue of Northeast Asian History Foundation News, Dokdo Research Institute Research Fellow Lee Sang-kyun interviewed Kim Hye-Jung, director of the museum in her name, for the stories of various old maps and her thoughts on the East Sea, Dokdo, and the current affairs of Northeast Asia.
Written by Lee Yun-jung
The Japanese Government to Launch 'Planning and Coordination Office for Territory/Sovereignty Measures' Editor's Note: The Japanese government has recently decided to set up within the Cabinet Secretariat a 'Planning and Coordination Office for Territory/Sovereignty Measures' that would deal with the territorial issues of Dokdo, the Senkakus (Daioyudao (釣魚島) in Chinese), and the four Kuril Islands (known in Japan as the Northern Territories), reported NHK. And the so-called 'Takeshima (竹島·Japanese name of Dokdo) Day' event held on February 22nd, 2013 was attended by Shimaziri Aiko (島尻安伊子), the cabinet official (deputy minister-level) in charge of ocean policy/territorial issues, the first official of Japan's central government ever to attend the event. This series of developments is revealing Japan's ambition for our land Dokdo. This month's issue of newsletter highlights them in special reports (Special Reports 1, 2, 3) by NAHF Research Fellows.
Written by_ Lee Myung-chan, Director of Policy Team, NAHF Office of Policy and Planning
일본의 이른바 '다케시마의 날'의 허상(虛像)
Japan's So-Called 'Takeshima Day' Is an Illusion On February 22, 2013, the Shimane Prefecture (島根縣) of Japan held the 8th so-called 'Takhesima (竹島· Japanese name of Dokdo) Day' event. A senior government official attended this event for the first time, the one from the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan with the title of 'official in charge of ocean policy/territorial issues.' As many as 20 lawmakers, the largest number of all time, including those who also serve as government officials, also attended. What is 'Takeshima' anyway? It is Korean territory Dokdo, of course. It was in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War that Japan declared, 'From now on, we will call Dokdo Takeshima.' Up until then, Japan had called Dokdo 'Matsushima (松島)' or 'Liancourt Rocks.' Why did the Japanese government name Dokdo 'Takeshima'? Couldn't it be that Japan had deep-rooted wistful feelings for the name 'Takeshima?' In fact, Japan has a special history surrounding the name 'Takeshima?'
Written by_ Hong Sung-geun, Research Fellow of Dokdo Research Institute
일본 중학교 역사 교과서에 서술된 3·1운동
The March 1st Movement as Described in Japan's Middle School History Textbooks This year marks the 94th year since the March 1st Movement. As we celebrate this meaningful day, I think that it might be worthwhile to examine how the March 1st Movement is described in Japan's middle school textbooks. First of all, all history textbooks used in Japan's middle schools today are the ones that have been approved in 2011 by Japan's Ministry of Education (MEXT). Since Japan's controversial distortion of history remains unresolved, we are naturally curious about the adoption rates of Japan's history textbooks.
Written by_ Yoon So-young, Research Fellow of the Independence Hall of Korea
러시아 대문호의 극동탐사 저작《안톤 체호프 사할린 섬》번역 발간
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's Sakhalin Island, a Far East Exploration Report by the Russian Literary Giant, Published in Korean Translation The NAHF has published a Korean translation of Sakhalin Island by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Chekhov the Russian literary giant has been known to Koreans as the author of world-class, high-quality short stories. As it turned out, Chekhov also wrote Sakhalin Island, a nonfiction field report, after travelling Siberia and Sakhalin in 1890. Sakhalin Island, which had never been translated into Korean before until this time, holds important significance in both history and literature.
Written by_Kim Young-soo, Research Fellow of Dokdo Research Institute
3·1운동을 주도한 손병희의 꿈과 민족운동
Sohn Byeong-Hee the Initiator of the March 1st Movement: His Dreams and National Movement Euiam Sohn Byeong-hee (義菴 孫秉熙, 1861 to 1922) is a leader of the national religion Donghak, later renamed Cheondogyo, and leading modern nationalist activist. The third leader of Donghak, he was the one who in 1905 changed its name to Cheondogyo, and grew Cheondogyo into a religious body with 3 million followers during Japanese occupation. He was also the one who in 1894 led the Second Donghak Peasant Movement as Chief (統領) of the Central Force (中軍) of Donghak Peasant Troops, and in 1919 initiated the nation-wide March 1st Movement as representative of both Cheondogyo and the Korean people. This makes him an important figure to examine in understanding the modern history of Korea.
Written by_ Cho Kyu-tae, Professor of Hansung University
청소년들의 일본군 '위안부' 역사 인식 제고를 위한영어 역사 인권 캠프
The English History Human Rights Camp for Raising the Youth's Awareness of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery The English History Human Rights Camp: From Planning to Management This English History Human Rights Camp was planned by AIESEC (International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences). AIESEC is one of the world's largest non-profit student-run organizations, active in 113 countries around the world with members of college students interested in leadership, world affairs, and management. The purpose of AIESEC is to untap young people's potential and grow them into influential leaders. One of AIESEC's activities is to run global projects that last six weeks or longer on global issues.
Written by_ Shin Hye-yeon, Chair of the 'Over HER Tears' Project Organizing Committee
How did Japan come to adopt what they call 'Takeshima Day,' and what does it imply? And how should we deal with it? Q On February 22, 2013, Japan held the Takeshima (竹島, Japanese name of Dokdo) Day event, attended by a deputy minister-level senior official, a blatant expression of its ambition for Dokdo. How did Japan come to adopt what they call 'Takeshima Day,' and what does it imply? And how should we deal with it?
Written by_ Chung Young-mi, Research Fellow of Dokdo Research Institute
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