외교부 "IHO, 명칭 대신 번호 표기 합의"<br />The stretch of water between South Korea and Japan will be referred to by a number,... rather than being called the 'East Sea' or the 'Sea of Japan'.<br />Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the International Hydrographic Organization has decided to give unique numerical identifiers to seas,... instead of specific names.<br />The decision will be officially announced in early December.<br />South and North Korea say that only using the name 'Sea of Japan' is a reminder of Tokyo's past imperialism,... as it was officially named when the Korean Peninsula was colonized by Japan.<br />
