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일본에서 금기가 된 ‘평화의 소녀상’과 <표현의 부자유전, 그 후>
The "Statue of Peace," which became Tabooed in Japan, and "After 'Freedom of Expression?'” The ‘Statue of Peace’ that appears in public places creates a scene from memory. The ‘Statue of Peace’ first appeared in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul in December of 2011. It was the day of the 1,000th Wednesday Protest, held every Wednesday since January 1992 by ‘comfort women’ survivors, activists, and citizens to address the Japanese military ‘comfort women’ issue. The “Statue of Peace” in front of the Japanese Embassy in Korea constantly sends the message that “We are here” in response to Japan’s historical denial stating that ‘There are no Japanese military comfort women victims.’ The statue evokes the memories of victims who had to endure life as ‘comfort women’ to survive in brothels established by the Japanese military and the Japanese government during the Asia-Pacific War through direct or indirect intervention.
Park Jeong-ae, Researcher, The Institute for Korea-Japan Historical Issues
일본 황실의 근심
Imperial Concerns The Japanese government's Intellectuals Council, discussing stable succession to the throne, compiled a final report and submitted it to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on December 22, 2021. When the 'Law for Special Exception of the Imperial House Law Concerning Abdication, etc. of Emperor' was enacted in 2017, the National Assembly requested through an incidental vote to review the tasks to ensure a stable succession to the throne or the establishment of a female imperial family, and the Intellectuals Council was established accordingly.
Yoon Yoo-sook, Researcher, The Institute for Korea-Japan Historical Issues
일본 내 혐한 문제의 현황과 증오 범죄
Current State of Hate Issues in Japan and Hate Crimes Take a look at how Japanese society treats Koreans Japanese today. There is a menace against Korea in the air beyond discriminatory remarks. There have even been hate crimes, such as a case of arson in 2021. It is a worrisome situation.
Kim Hyeon-cheol, Researcher, The Institute for Korea-Japan Historical Issues
정치의 노골적 개입과 교과서 용어 수정
Explicit Political Intervention and Revision of Textbook Terminology Ikuhosa’s middle school history textbooks, representative right-wing textbooks, have lost their share from 6.3% in 2016 to 1.1% (2021) and 1.0% (2022). Another right-wing textbook published by Jiyusa, was rejected during textbook verification in 2020 but applied again and was finally accepted in 2021. Fifteen municipalities in Kanagawa Prefecture pushed textbook reselection after news that Jiyusa’s textbook passed the verification spread, but all of them decided to use the existing textbooks. Of the 1.12 million copies of middle school history textbooks in 2022, this only accounted for 435 copies (0.0%).
Seo Hyeon-joo, Researcher, The Institute for Korea-Japan Historical Issues
『장징궈 일기』와 동아시아 냉전의 비밀
『Chiang Ching-kuo's Diary』 and Secret of the Cold War in East Asia In February 2020, the Stanford University Hoover Institution Archives officially published 『Chiang Ching-kuo's Diary』. The institution is famous for collecting and archiving world-important civilian documents, with an interest in global conflicts and peace. 『Chiang Ching-kuo’s Diary』 was written over a long time, from 1937 to 1980. Following the death of Chiang, President of the Republic of China, in 1988, his bereaved family entrusted his diary and kept it in the institution. Copying or filming the original material is not permitted, and only viewing is possible. The diary as a private record can provide essential clues to understanding many complex and subtle aspects of history that are not revealed in public records. An excellent example of this is the diary of his biological father, 『Chiang Kai-shek's Diary』 (1915-1972), which is still regarded as an important historical material. When the institution published the diary in the same way in 2004, it had a considerable impact on the academic community, as much as re-evaluating the historical achievements of Chiang Kai-shek and the nationalist government, including the history of fighting against the war, caused a boom. 『Chiang Ching-kuo's Diary』, which will be released this time, is also expected to have corresponding ripple effects.
Oh Byeong-soo, Researcher, Korea-China Relations History Research Institute
상경성과 주변의 발해유적
Sanggyeongseong Palace and Nearby Balhae Remains Balhae was founded in 698 and was ruled by 15 kings until it was destroyed by the Kitan invasion in 926. Among them, the founder King Go, the second King Mu, and the third King Mun, laid the foundation for the establishment of Balhae. Following King Mu's territorial expansion, Balhae organized central and local administrative organizations one by one, including five capitals, 15 prefectures, and 62 counties, for efficient governance and management of the expanded areas during the reign of King Mun. The five capitals were Donggyeong (East Capital), Seogyeong (West Capital), Junggyeong (Central Capital), Namgyeong (South Capital), and Sanggyeong (Upper Capital). King Mun moved the capital from Junggyeong to Sanggyeong to keep pace with the status of Balhae, which was growing in strength. Afterward, Donggyeong served as the capital temporarily, but Sanggyeong was the largest capital city of Balhae until its collapse. Come to think of it, Sanggyeong is the northernmost capital among the capitals of Balhae and also among the capitals of countries founded throughout Korean history.
Kim Eun-gook, Honorary Researcher
‘몽골 역사 교사 워크숍’ 스케치
Sketch of ‘Mongolian History Teachers Workshop’ At eight o’clock in the morning, I opened the lobby door. The door did not open easily, just like my body, exhausted from a cold. ‘Hi!’ It’s a familiar voice. I looked up. It was students who prepared for today's workshop until late last night. Korean Studies students, with bright smiles, guided people through the maze-like passage leading to the workshop area. They must have been tired after hanging up banners, cleaning the area, and preparing snacks, but the corners of my mouth turned up naturally at their bright smile. Chimge and Aja, who took Korean history last semester, registered participants and distributed workshop materials. Minje and Bila volunteered to help, saying they might as well study the Goryeo Dynasty.
Yeo Byeong-mu, Professor,  International University of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
근대 교토(京都)의 한국어 교사 안영중
Korean Language Teacher Ahn Yeong-jung in Modern Kyoto There is a place called Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan. Take the subway from there and go one more stop to the west on the Tozai Line. You will arrive at Kyoto Municipal Saikyo Junior High School. The predecessor of this school was the Kyoto School of Commerce, established in 1886. The “Fiftieth Anniversary Book,” published in 1936, includes an article called “The Brief History of the Fifty Years of the First School of Commerce in Kyoto,” which summarizes the school’s history during the Meiji period by period. The name “Yasujiro Ueda” appears at the beginning of this article as the editor-in-chief and a graduate of Kyoto School of Commerce. The article on the history of commercial schools in the Kyoto area containing a Japanese name written in Korean naturally raises the question, “Why is it written in Hangul, the Korean alphabet?” since, unless the author has a particular story or memory, there is no reason to write his name in Korean at the beginning of the article.
Park Han-Min, Researcher, Dokdo Research Institute
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