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역사바로잡기와 동북아 지역 공동체 의식
Getting History Right and a Sense of Community in the Northeast Asian Region The Difference between the Korean and Japanese Peoples in their Historical Perception I once read about a conversation between the Korean government official and writer Shin Yu-han (申維翰) and the Japanese scholar Amenomori Hoshu (雨森芳洲) that had taken place in the 18th century during Shin's visit to Japan. In this conversation, Amenomori suggested that the Imjin War should be put behind them now that Japan had made a sincere (誠) apology for it, but Shin pointed out that Korea wouldn't accept it as an apology because Japan's behavior and apology were not based on respect (敬).
Written by Rhee Sang-Woo, President & CEO of the New Asia Research Institute and Former-President of Hallym University
와세다대 한국학연구소 이종원 초대 소장에게 한일 역사현안의 해법과 미래비전을 묻다 "역사적 전환의 조류 속에 있는 동북아, 역사화해의 큰 틀을 모색해야"
First Director of Waseda University's Korean Studies Center Lee Jong-Won Answers Questions About Solutions to Historical Issues Between Korea and Japan and Visions for the Future "Northeast Asia at a Historical Turning Point Needs to Seek Historical Reconciliation from a Big-Picture Perspective" Editor's Note: Professor Lee Jong-Won of Waseda University Graduate School is a renowned Korean scholar residing in Japan, and he has consistently attended NAHF-hosted international conferences, such as The Centennial History of Japan's Forced Annexation of Korea in 2010 and The 50-Year History of the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea in 2015. He was the Vice President of Rikkyo University before he joined Waseda University Graduate School, where he was appointed the first director of the Korean Studies Center scheduled to be opened in this October. A scholar of international politics and expert in matters concerning peace in Northeast Asia, Professor Lee is also deeply interested in historical issues between Korea and Japan. An in-depth interview with Professor Lee was conducted at the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies at Waseda University on July 29, 2013 by NAHF Research Fellow Doh Shi-hwan during his visit to Tokyo. In the interview, Professor Lee stressed that "although faced with political and diplomatic challenges at a complex historical turning point, Northeast Asia must seek historical reconciliation from a big-picture perspective toward a new age." Research Fellow Doh opened the interview with a question about how Professor Lee's study of the ROK-Japan Agreement and the challenges it had left behind began in 1995, the 30th year after the signing of the Treaty.
Transcribed and Edited by Doh Shi-hwan, Research Fellow at NAHF Research Department
미국 글렌데일에서 '평화의 소녀상'을 만나다
The Statue of a Girl of Peace Unveiled in the City of Glendale, California The sky that was overcast when we left downtown Los Angeles had turned clear and sunny by the time we approached Glendale where the Statue of a Girl of Peace, the first 'comfort women' statue overseas, would be unveiled. Glendale is a small city in the suburbs of Los Angeles where about 10,000 Koreans are said to reside (about 5% of the total population of 200,000). The Central Library of Glendale where the unveiling ceremony would be held was located at the heart of the city with a high traffic of people.
Written by Jung Eun-jung, Head of Education Team, NAHF Office of PR & Education
참의원 선거이후 일본
Japan after the 2013 Upper-House Election In the 2013 upper-house election, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a huge victory, gaining control of both houses. This put an end to the so-called "divided" or "twisted" (ねじれ) Diet which had placed many restrictions on the Abe cabinet in leading politics in Japan. In other words, this would be the first chance for the Abe cabinet and the LDP to 'normalize' or bring back on track their domestic politics. Of course, what they think is 'normal' is not necessarily welcome by the neighboring countries of Japan because the rapid rightward and conservative shift in Japanese politics is a source of conflict with them.
Written by Lee Jong-guk, Research Fellow at NAHF Office of Policy Planning
발해와 나의 발해사 연구
Balhae and My Studies of Its History Hello! My name is Lee Mi-ja (李美子), and I teach at Zhejiang Gongshang University (浙江工商大學校) in China. Let me begin by saying thanks to the NAHF for inviting me as a visiting professor from abroad. My university is located in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), China. Hangzhou is a beautiful tourist city, well known to the world for the West Lake (西湖) Cultural Landscape placed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. And the Qiantang River (錢唐江) famous for the tidal bore is running to the east of our university's campus. The tide rushing into the river can be seen from my office all the time.
Written by Lee Mi-ja (李美子), Associate Professor of the College of Japanese Language and Culture at Zhejiang Gongshang University
쿠노 오사무, 평화와 민주주의 위해 시민과 동행한 지성
Kuno Osamu, a Thinker Who Worked with Citizens for Peace and Democracy Kuno Osamu (久野収, June 10, 1910 - February 9, 1999) was born in Sakai City (堺市), Osaka Prefecture, (大阪府) in the Kansai region of Japan. He majored in philosophy at undergraduate and graduate levels at Kyoto (京都) University. After graduation, he taught philosophy at Gakushuin (学習院) University known to have the royal family and aristocrats as students. While his main job was a philosopher and professor, Kuno was also a critic who contributed to the birth of critical journalism in Japan, as well as a social activist who had an tremendous impact on Japan's post-war movements for democracy, peace, and life politics.
Written by Kim Young-pil, Secretary-General of the ROK-Japan Lawmakers' Committee for Peace
뜨거운 도시 만큼 뜨거웠던 역사현장 탐방
A Summer Field Trip to Historical Sites in the Tokyo Area In late July 2013. several research fellows at NAHF, myself included, visited historical sites and museums in Tokyo, Japan and met with Japanese scholars and representatives of civil-society organizations. The places we visited included the History Museum of J-Koreans, WAM (Women's Active Museum on War and Peace), Yasukuni Shrine and Yushukan Museum within the Shrine. The History Museum of J-Koreans housed the systematicall preserved materials related to Korean residents in Japan, and WAM was actively engaged in activities related to 'comfort women.' On the other hand, Yasukuni Shrine officials were still refusing the request to remove the Koreans enshrined there, and we found many potentially controversial texts on the information board in Yushukan Museum. We also looked into the trend of Korean studies in the Japanese academia, and the final stage of the production of A Centennial of Japan's Forced Annexation of Korea: Its History and Challenge, which is to be published in Japan. This essay is a summary of our trip to the historical sites in Japan and what was going on there.
Written by Jang Se-yoon, Senior Research Fellow at NAHF Research Department
Questions on the History of Changes in the Name for Dokdo Q : The Japanese name for Dokdo is Takeshima (竹島). When did it come in use? The answer is January 28, 1905. In 1904, a Japanese man named Nakai Yozaburo (中井養三郞), who was in fishing business in Shimane Prefecture, filed a petition with the government (Ministries of Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, and Agricultural and Commerce), requesting that "Liangcourt Island" should be incorporated into Japanese territory and made available for use through lease (petition title: "りゃんこ島領土編入並に貸下願"). "Liangcourt Island" was the name used in Japan at that time to refer to Dokdo, and it came from the name "Liancourt Rocks" given by the French whaler Liancourt in 1854 when they had discovered Dokdo. The Ministry of Home Affairs of Japan approved this petition, and submitted a request titled "Regarding Where the Uninhabited Island Belongs (無人島所属ニ関スル件)" in the name of Home Minister Yoshikawa Akimasa (芳川顕正) to Prime Minister Katsura Taro (桂太郎) on January 10, 1905.
Written by Jung Young-mi, Research Fellow at Dokdo Research Institute
나의 한국 인연
My Connection with Korea Twenty years ago, a young man quit his job as a school teacher after three years and left China to study in Korea. And with help and expectations from his teachers and friends, he completed the Ph. D program of Korean history at Korea University. After four years of hard work, living away from his parents and friends at home, he became the first Chinese student in Korea to receiver a Doctor of Literature degree, which led to his appointment as a professor of history at the prestigious Fudan University in China. And this young man, now having lived half his life, is me.
Written by Sun Kezhi (孫科志) Professor of History at Fudan (復旦) University
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