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Revision as of 20:30, 14 August 2003 by 66.156.33.26 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)South Korea, North Korea, and Japan have had disputes concerning many things. Korea and Japan hadn't have a friendly relationship in history, even today; however, the countries are trying to maintain cooperation and friendship. These below are some of the issues that are still argued about.
Corea/Korea
Some South Koreans claim that Japanese intentionally promoted the spelling of Korea instead of Corea during the colonial era, the reason being that K comes after J in the Latin alphabet. In 1594, the map created by Petro Plancio of the Netherlands is known to be the oldest existing map in Europe that made reference to Korea with the marking Corea.
Dok-do/Takeshima
A small island between Japan and Korea, which is currently occupied by the Korean navy. Called "Takeshima" in Japanese and "Dok-do" in Korean, its sovereignty has long been disputed among Japan, South Korea, and (less vigorously) North Korea.
External link: The Territorial Dispute Over Dokdo
East Sea/Sea of Japan
See Dispute over the name Sea of Japan
Hangeul/Jindai-Moji
Called Jindai-Moji in Japanese, and Shindae-Munja in Korean. It is a series of scripts that the Japanese created at their height of nationalism. Some scripts looked similar to Chinese, but the Ahiru (rarely called Ahillu) script was one of the few that resembled the Korean writing system, Hangeul. The nationalists claimed that the scripts were the creation of Shinto gods. Today, the Jindai-Moji's fake origins are pointed out by many scholars; however, some scholars consider it one of Hangeul's earlier forms.
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