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일본 제국주의의 첫 희생국 류큐(琉球)
Ryukyu, the first victim of Japan’s imperialism Although this region is now called Okinawa, it had been a sovereign state under the name of the Ryukyu Kingdom for 450 years. The Ryukyu Kingdom had been developing a unique culture under the co-management of Qing and Japan, and became the Ryukyu Domain by the Meiji government in 1872, then finally became subordinate to Japan by force as Okinawa Prefecture in 1879. These series of processes are called the “Ryukyu Shobun (Disposition of Ryukyu)” in Japan, and the term indicates Japan’s one-sided and forcible imperialistic viewpoint. The photo shows Matsuda Michiyuki (center in front row), who led soldiers and police to occupy Ryukyu, with his entourage. ⓒ Okinawa Prefectural Archives
동아시아 질서 변동의 첫 번째 희생양, 류큐국
The Ryukyu Kingdom, the first victim of changes in the East Asian order Matsuda Michiyuki, who had been dealing with Ryukyu affairs in Japan’s Ministry of Interior, arrived in the Ryukyu Domain again on January 26, 1879. Matsuda returned to Ryukyu when he was a foreign ministry official to receive a definite reply, after visiting the Ryukyu Domain in May 1875, to his demand that Ryukyu discontinue paying tribute to Qing and reform the domain’s politics.
Park Sam-heon, professor of Japanese language education at Konkuk University
오키나와 미야코섬 일본군'위안부' 추모비 건립 11주년 행사 참관기 “노바루의 아리랑비로 갑시다!”
A report on the ceremony to mark the 11th anniversary of the erection of the memorial for comfort women on Miyako Island, Okinawa ‘Let’s go to Arirang Memorial in Nobaru’ September 7, 2019 was the day that marked the 11th anniversary of the erection of the Arirang Memorial on Miyako Island, Okinawa. Despite the approach of Typhoon Lingling, our family boarded a plane bound for Okinawa. A one-hour delay for the flight to Okinawa, 30-minute late arrival at Naha Airport in Okinawa, and two-hour boarding standby after missing a domestic flight to Miyako Island... Anxieties that we could arrive in safety weighed on us since the beginning of our journey. Torrential rains were pummeling Miyako Island, which had been gutted by the typhoon.
Park Jung-ae, researcher at the Research Center on Japanese Military Comfort Women
양적 성장에 매몰된 근대주의로는 미래가 없다
There is no future in modernism buried in quantitative growth Jeong Tae-heon Professor of Korean History at Korea University Professor Jeong Tae-heon graduated from the department of trade at Korea University, and earned master’s and doctoral degrees of history at the university’s graduate school. His major is economic history of Japan’s colonial era, and he led the Institute for Korean Historical Studies and the Association for Korean Historical Studies. He authored many books, including “Breakup of Modernism for Peace”, “Political Economics of Railroads in the Korean Peninsula”, “Looking for Cultural Heritage in Japan’s Colonial Era”, and “Korea’s Economic History in the 20th Century”.
Interviewer: Seo Hyun-ju, head of the Office of Education and Public Relations, Northeast Asian History Foundation / Written by Yun Hyun-ju / Jeong Tae-heon, Professor of Korean History at Korea University
일제강점기 강제동원 학습 자료를 제작하다
Producing learning materials on compulsory mobilization during Japan’s colonial period Emerging past history issue in the period of cold Korea-Japan relations Lately, relations between Korea and Japan have been considerably chilled. As the Japanese government took measures to regulate exports of semiconductor-related materials, Koreans have launched a massive movement to boycott Japanese products, and the Korean government abolished the Korea-Japan General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA).
Yoon Se-byong, researcher at the Institute on International Relations and Historical Dialogue, Northeast Asian History Foundation
중국 중추절의 기원은 신라?
Is Silla the origin of China’s Mid-Autumn Festival? Controversy over origin of China’s Mid-Autumn Festival China designated the Mid-Autumn Festival as a legal holiday in 2008. China’s abrupt decision to designate the Mid-Autumn Festival as a holiday arose from a series of disputes over its origin.
Kim In-hee, researcher at the Institute on Eurasian History, Northeast Asian History Foundation
독일 베를린에 마련된 일본군'위안부' 상설 전시장 "일본군'위안부'와 여성 성폭력에 대응하는 우리의 투쟁"
Permanent display room for comfort women, established in Berlin, Germany “Our struggle against Japanese military comfort women and sexual violence of women” The movement to resolve the Japanese military comfort women issue is one of the most successful feminism movements in the world chosen by Western feminism historians. That is because this issue was propagated to various international human rights organizations including the United Nations, Amnesty International, and the International Labor Organization thanks to vigorous lobbying activities by feminists in the early 1990s and when the parliaments of six countries, including the United States, the Netherlands, and the European Union, adopted resolutions urging the Japanese government to solve the problem. This is a very rare case even now as it was in the 1990s. Furthermore, female victims set an example for victims across the world by performing vigorous activities such as taking part in the Wednesday “comfort women” rally with the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan and becoming activists. Nevertheless, the comfort women issue still remains an unsolved problem. What is the reason, and what should we do to solve the problem?
Han Jeong-hwa, chairperson of Korea Verband
발해인은 산과 바다를 넘어 무엇을 찾고자 했을까?
Crossing mountains and seas, what did the people of Balhae try to find? How much do we know about the ancient kingdom of Balhae that existed for 200 years as north and south states from the late 7th to the early 10th centuries along with Silla? Let’s start a historical journey, centering on primary historical records related to Balhae and newly discovered data. It will be interesting to find the hidden stories in Balhae history along with the diversity of interpretation and importance of data.
Lim Sang-sun, researcher of the Institute on Pre-Modern Korean History, Northeast Asian History Foundation
재단 뉴스
The Foundation’s News Academic conference held on “Khitan’s governing strategy” The Foundation’s Institute on Eurasian History held an academic conference with the theme of “Khitan’s governing strategy” on September 27. During the conference, presentations were made on research into Khitan’s governing strategy from the perspective of “dynasties of conquest”, deviating from the existing Han-oriented interpretations. Six researchers spoke on Khitan’s external relations, the creation of letters, the economy, military, receipt of overseas studies, and imperial descendant theory. The conference showed that the Khitan, a nomadic state, could rule Han and other multiple peoples effectively with its policy acknowledging diversity. The results of the academic conference will be published in the name of “Khitan, the Moving State” in 2020.
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