일제의 한국침략에 따른‘일본해’명칭의 의미 변화 - 일본 고지도를 중심으로

Abstract

Koreans insist the term ‘East Sea’ was used for more than 2000 years in the region and support parallel term using ‘East Sea/Sea of Japan’ because “The term Sea of Japan was advertised as a result of Japanese expansionism or colonial rule”. In contrast, Japanese persist their own view on ‘Sea of Japan’ as unique term instead of Korean opinion on “East Sea was used for 2000 years’ because Korean insistence was only limited to the region and “Sea of Japan was unique term generalized throughout the world, which have used after 19th century in the region.” and dispute against Korean title “The term Sea of Japan was advertised as a result of Japanese expansionism or colonial rule” on the basis of majority of many 19th century old maps entitled Sea of Japan. This paper aims enlighten the purpose and how the meaning of ‘Sea of Japan’ started to call from the beginning of 19th century out of statistical dispute about the sea region by western maps to criticize Japan MOFA’s insist. This paper concluded that ‘Sea of Japan’ was used as territorial meaning of ‘inner Japan sea’ or ‘Japanese territorial waters’ instead of ‘international waters’ along with purposing the meaning as Japanese expansionism and colonial rule on Korea and more Asian continent. The result of the summary goes,First, The Sea of Japan during Edo era meant east side of Japan, which started to call by Western people. Second, rising recognition on the sea area by modern Imperialism have changed meaning of the sea from the place of exchange and trade to the sea of emperor or colony as territorial meaning in Japan. So, Japan as a late Imperialist started to use the name ‘Japanese Western Sea’ or ‘Sea of Japan’ on the western sea area of Japan. Third, modern International Law of the Sea made Japan to support positive fishery activity around the sea because the International Law of the Sea admits the territorial judgments on the basis of customary fishery activity and performance around the sea. That was the reason why Japan wanted to call ‘Sea of Japan’ for the purpose of territorial sea sovereignty around the East Sea as international waters considering Japanese fisher’s activity range in the region to aim ‘Japanese sea territory’. Furthermore, Japan tried to recognize the mid sea area between Korea mainland and Japan to call ‘Sea of Japan’ along with the annexation of Formosa, Pescdores, and Choseon as colony. In this point, the name of ‘Sea of Japan’ was well announced as the result of the Japanese expansionism and colonial rule. Fourth, I insist the decision of 1929 International Hydrographic Organization(IHO) call ‘Sea of Japan’ which might imagine ‘Japanese territory’ or ‘inner Japan sea’ between Korea and Japan without considering historical situation was wrong and should use parallel term East Sea/Sea of Japan at least.