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Dokdo Policy Seminar held on "Reopening of

Japan's National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty and Our Tasks"

The Foundation held a Dokdo policy seminar under the theme of "Reopening of Japan's National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty and Our Tasks" at its conference room on February 4 (Tuesday). It was a place to scrutinize policies related to territory and sovereignty and the research and surveys of the Japanese government that reopened the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty on January 20 and the associated problems, and to discuss our tasks.

During the policy seminar, researcher Kim Gwan-won of the Foundation analyzed policies of Japan's Cabinet Secretariat related to territory and sovereignty, and researcher Kim Young-soo of the Foundation scrutinized the status and contents of data related to Dokdo in the "Jukdo" portal site of the Japanese Cabinet Secretariat. Researcher Hong Seong-geun also reviewed the exhibition contents of the National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty, reopened on January 20, and their problems. Professor emeritus Kim Byung-ryull of Korea National Defense University, Foundation researcher Lee Myong-chan, and Professor Han Cheol-ho of Dongkuk University took part in the designated debate.

The seminar was a meaningful place where we could seek countermeasures by delving into the policies related to the Japanese government’s territory and sovereignty and review our tasks.

Presentation Ceremony of Letters of Appointment

for Foundation's New Employees

The Foundation held a presentation ceremony of letters of appointment for six new employees in the presence of all of the Foundation's staff on February 19. The newly hired employees included one invited researcher (Eurasian history), four civil service workers, and one replacement worker for a maternity leave beneficiary.

Foundation President Kim Do-hyung encouraged the new employees, saying that their active service with a voluntary attitude will be a help to all. The new employees began work on February 19.

Northeast Asian History Foundation Publishes Four Educational Series Books

The Foundation has published four educational series recently – "The Ancient Korea-Japan Relationship and Nihon Shoki" by Lee Jae-seok, "Baekdusan Mountain" by Kang Seok-hwa, "History and Sites of Korea-China Anti-Japan Solidarity in China" by Kim Jeong-hyeon, and "Goddess and Her Image" by Jang Seok-ho.

"The Ancient Korea-Japan Relationship and Nihon Shoki", written by Lee Jae-seok, professor of history and culture at Hansung University, tracks down the truth of the ancient Korea-Japan relationship in the 4th to7th centuries by looking into Korea-Japan relations contained in "Nihon Shoki", Japan’s first official history book, and sheds light on the political background behind the intentions of its compilation.

"Baekdusan Mountain", written by Professor Kang Seok-hwa of the Gyeongin National University of Education department of social education, introduces comprehensive information on Baekdusan Mountain, often called the "sacred mountain of the people", from the aspects of nature, geography, history, and folklore, and deals with how we have perceived the mountain.

"History and Sites of Korea-China Anti-Japan Solidarity in China", written by Kim Jeong-hyeon, a researcher at the Foundation, looks at the major figures of the Korea-China solidarity activists who conducted anti-Japan movements in China and their spaces, and lets readers think over what is meant by them.

"Goddess and Her Image", written by Jang Seok-ho, a Foundation researcher, is a book scrutinizing what formative beauty is taken on by the women and goddesses who have been embodied in diverse fine arts from the prehistoric age to the present; it is dedicated to tracking the original forms of goddesses and their variations through the shapes of women left by humankind and looking into their symbolic meanings.

Dokdo Exhibition Hall Opens at Gwanghwamun Station

The Foundation opened the Dokdo Exhibition Hall in the underground passage of Gwanghwamun Station on February 28, on the eve of the 101st anniversary of the March First Independence Movement. This year marks the 120th anniversary of the declaration at home and abroad that "Dokdo" is our land through edict No. 41 of the Korean Empire; 10 years have passed since the day was commemorated as "Dokdo Day". Having obtained approval to use the 135-square-meter underground space of Gwanghwamun Station for free, with the large transient population from Seoul City, the Foundation opened the exhibition hall after hearing the opinions of both inside and outside experts and citizens. The newly opened Dokdo Exhibition Hall lets visitors encounter the history of our land, Dokdo, which has been seen as part of Ulleungdo from ancient times to the present, and feel more fun and diversity related to Dokdo through its related figures. There was no separate opening ceremony held in order to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The exhibition hall will be open from 11 AM to 8 PM every day.

• For more information, refer to the Dokdo Museum Seoul homepage at dokdomuseumseoul.com.