"Sea of Japan" notation in Japan, US, South Korea military training site materials... South Korean professor immediately protests, "East Sea is correct"

In response to the recent U.S. reference to the 'Sea of Japan' in materials showing the training locations of the three armies of Japan, the U.S., and South Korea on the high seas, Seo Kyung-deok, a professor at Sungshin Women's University, said, "DONG-HAE is right," he said in a protest to the US side.

On the 24th, through his Facebook, Professor Seo said, "I immediately sent a protest email to the US Indo-Pacific Command, saying that the East Sea, not the Sea of Japan, was correct. Publicity for former is also important."

In a protest email, Professor Seo said, "I know that the U.S. nomination committee has defined the official name of the East Sea as the Sea of Japan, and that U.S. government agencies have written the name of the sea between South Korea and Japan as the Sea of Japan. pointed out. In addition, "The world history of the AP exam, one of the university entrance examination processes in the United States, began to mention the East Sea and the Sea of Japan together, and in 2019, the New York City Department of Education recommended that schools refer to both the East Sea and the Sea of Japan." also added an explanation.

Attaching English documents and a video about the East Sea to the email, Professor Seo added, "I hope the United States will agree with the notation of 'East Sea,' which has historically been used for more than 2,000 years." .

So far, Professor Seo has posted full-page advertisements related to Tokai-hyomi in major American media outlets such as the New York Times and Washington Post, and has also run video advertisements in New York's Times Square.

Seo said "The most important thing is to strengthen the omnidirectional publicity of the East Sea notation and to arouse global public opinion. Therefore, we are preparing multilingual videos and plan to strengthen online promotions in the future."