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대한제국 칙령 제41호와 독도
The Korean Empire Edict No. 41 and Dokdo 120 years ago, on October 25, 1900, the Korean Empire enacted and distributed Edict No. 41. The title of this edict is 'to rename Ulleungdo as Uldo and to revise Ulleungdogam as Uldogoonsoo'. Article 2 states that the location of the county office is designated as Taeha-dong, and Ulleungdo, Jukdo, and Seokdo are under jurisdiction. The interpretation of the meaning of Seokdo is different between Korean and Japanese scholars.
Kim Byung-ryeol (Emeritus Professor, Korea National Defense University)
독도박물관이 들려준 바다 이야기
The Story of the Sea told by the Dokdo Museum Dokdo is an annexed island of Ulleungdo from ancient times, and it is the territory of the Republic of Korea. In 1900, the Korean Empire enacted the edict No. 41, which legally stipulated that Dokdo was included in the jurisdiction of Uldo-gun. It is the first place that Japan was forced to take over in the process of invading the Korean peninsula. However, it is also a symbol of restoration of sovereignty, which was regained with liberation. In this issue, I met Lee Seung-jin, who served as the director of the Dokdo Museum, the first territorial museum in Korea, with a deep affection for Dokdo and Ulleungdo. We talked about what he saw and felt in Ulleungdo for 17 years as a friend of the East Sea, the history of Ulleungdo and Dokdo, the territorial sovereignty, and the future of the museum which is made up of digital archives.
Lee Seung-jin (Former Director of the Dokdo Museum)
우용정의 울도기와 1900년 칙령 제41호
Woo Yong-jeong's Uldogi and Edict No. 41 of 1900 This year marks 120 years since the enactment of the Korean Empire Edict No. 41 (1900. 10. 25). Edict No. 41 states that Seokdo(Dokdo) is within Uldogoon's jurisdiction, so it is mentioned whenever it discusses the sovereignty of Dokdo. However, we do not discuss the fact that the report of government official belonging to ‘Naebu’ had a great influence on the process until the edict was enacted. (*‘Naebu’ is the government office that was in charge of the interior administration during the late Joseon Dynasty, and is the same as the current Ministry of the Interior and Safety.)
Yu Mi-rim, Director of the Korea-Asian Cultural Institute
자료로 보는 일본군‘위안부’ 문제 학술회의 개최
Hold an academic conference <The Sexual Slavery Victims for the Japanese Imperial Army Issues in Historical Data> On August 14, 1991, Kim hak-soon revealed her identity and testified about her damage caused by sexual slavery victims for the Japanese Imperial army. Her testimony has been a starting point and many researchers and civic activists have been trying to uncover the truth of the matter. On August 4, 1993, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono announced his statement. He acknowledged that the Japanese government and the Japanese military were involved in mobilizing sexual slaves and establishing and operating a so called ‘comfort station’ and apologized for it. With the Kono Statement, the issue of sexual slavery victims was described in Japanese middle school and high school textbooks. However, in March 2007, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to deny the forced mobilization of sexual slaves in the cabinet. The decision led to criticism from the international community. The United States, Canada, the Netherlands and the EU Congress adopted a resolution calling on the Japanese government to acknowledge and apologize for historical facts and to educate future generations about them. The Abe regime, which re-elected in December 2012, spread the negative perception that Kono Statement is not a reflection of historical facts but a product of diplomatic negotiations between Korea and Japan. Since the announcement of the agreement between the Korean and Japanese governments on the issue of sexual slavery victims in December 2015, Japan has begun to deny the facts about forced mobilization and sexual slave more actively than before. The descriptions related to the sexual slavery victims for the Japanese Imperial Army in the textbook were reduced or disappeared. Recently, there have been people in Korea who deny that sexual slaves have been forced.
Cho Yoon-soo (Research Fellow, NAHF Research Center on Japanese Military ‘Comfort Women’)
『발해유적의 국가별 발굴 성과와 재해석』
『The Excavation Outcomes and Reinterpretation of the ruins of Balhae by Country』 Recently, NAHF published 『The Excavation Outcomes and Reinterpretation of the ruins of Balhae by Country』. This is a reinterpretation of the achievements of the work that has been unearthing the ruins of Balhae in each country, led by NAHF. We should also think together about the future direction of joint investigation and preservation.
Kim Eun-kook (NAHF, Honorary Research Fellow)
남영주의 진술서
Nam Young-Ju’s Statement, the Sister of Nam Dae-hyun The plaintiff’s brother, Nam Dae-hyun, was born on May 20, 1923; he was forced into the Army in 1942, and died on 10 August 1944 in New Guinea. He was improperly enshrined inside the Tokyo War Shrine in April 1959 without notice to his bereaved family.
Organized by Nam, Sang Gu (Director, Institute on Korea-Japan Historical Issues of NAHF)
코리아협의회와 베를린 평화의 소녀상
‘Korea Verband’ and ‘The Peace Monument’ in Berlin Korea Verband was founded in 1990. Since then, German citizens have been informed about issues related to Korea in German society. And we have been planning and implementing international programs to overcome past history with young people from various countries such as Germany, Poland, Korea and Japan. In 2008, we established the AG Trostfrauen. The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan was visiting Germany while campaigning in Europe to announce the Sexual Slavery Victims issue. Since then, Korea Verband has organized and conducted campaigns, various educational projects, and has held rallies with international women's rights organizations. Once a year we invited survivors of the Sexual Slavery Victims to Germany to hold testimony, public lectures and press conferences, and also hosted meetings between survivors and German politicians. And we continued to hold peace protests in front of the Brandenburg Gate, a symbol of Berlin, demanding Japan's apology and efforts to resolve the issue. This has affected the call for German public opinion. In the fall of 2019, Korea Verband opened a space to display issues related to the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Victims and data on sexual violence that occurred during the war. The name of this space is 'Mooeon-Daeon'. We held an exhibition titled 「Wound – Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Victims in South Korea and the Philippines testify through pictures」 and held a workshop with youth in cooperation with schools around the exhibition hall. Currently, it is under construction to improve it to an exhibition space for youth with the support of NAHF.
Jung Yu-jin, Activist of the Korea Verband
재단 뉴스
NAHF News NAHF conducted real-time interactive training for teachers(the basic course). This training program is designed to help secondary teachers understand East Asian history and to improve their expertise in teaching subjects. The theme of the basic course was 'Understanding the subject of East Asian history'. A total of 60 people, including the first member(9.5, 9.12, 9.13, 15 hours) and the second member(9.19, 9.26, 9.27, 15 hours) completed the training. In addition, from October to November, training will be conducted for secondary school teachers who teach social studies subjects(special course). The theme of the lecture in which the first member participates is 'Knowing Vietnam and neighboring countries in East Asia'(10.17, 10.24, 10.31, 18 hours), and the theme of the lecture in which The second member participates is 'Understanding Modern China'(11.14, 11.21, 11.28, 18 hours). Under the COVID-19 guidelines, these lectures will also be conducted online.
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