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History

 

The Makeup of the Korean People

 

Omission of Korea¡¯s Prehistoric Age

 

Omission of Korean Ancient History

 

The Implication that Korea was a Chinese Colony

 

The Fallacy of a Japanese Outpost on the South Coast

 

The Incident of the Japanese Battleship Unyeo and Korea¡¯s Emergence into the International Community

 

Rationalization of Japan¡¯s Invasion and Colonization of Korea

 

Claims that the Socialists Led Korea¡¯s Independence Movement

Politics and Economics

 

The Korean War and the Division into South and North Korea

 

The Description of Korea as a Country with Cheap Labor

Culture

 

Disparagement of the Originality of Hangeul

 

Korean Culture as Being Heavily Influenced by China

 

Refusal to Acknowledge Korea¡¯s Dissemination of Culture to Japan

 

Distortion of Koreans¡¯ Lifestyle & Customs

 

The False Claim that China Invented Metal Printing Type

Geography

 

The Incorrect Use of the Name of the Country and of Places

Examples of Distortions

Japan: ¡°The Yi Dynasty became a tributary state of Ming¡¦¡¦.¡± (High School, Detailed World History, Yamakawa Publishers, 1994.)

China: ¡°In 1948, the Republic of Korea was established in the southern part of the Joseon Peninsula.¡± (Junior High School, World Geography (1), 1993.)

Comment

 The correct name of a country should always be used as the name symbolizes the country, and this holds true for both names used in the past as well as a name used in the present.   The correct use of past names recognizes the country¡¯s history and legitimacy.  In this light, the use of the term ¡°Yi Dynasty¡± to refer to the dynasty during the Joseon Kingdom should be corrected. 

The term ¡°Yi Dynasty¡± was used by Japanese colonial scholars to deny the legitimacy of Joseon and rationalize their colonial rule.  It is true that there are also some Koreans who use the incorrect term ¡°Yi Dynasty¡± without an understanding of the motive behind the creation of the term.  It is necessary, therefore, to correct the misuse of the term among Koreans as well as by foreigners in their scholarship on Korea.

 

 

¡°Sea of Japan¡± instead of ¡°East Sea¡±

 

The Designation of Dokdo as Japanese Territory or without Any Nationality

 

 

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