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The Comfort Woman Statue Goes to America

Do you know what the world’s longest protest is in the Guinness World Records? Who are they, and why have they been protesting so long? Every Wednesday In front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, Korea The protesters are the former “comfort women” for the Japanese military. During the Japanese imperial period, they were drafted [...]

Lost Names in Asia

What if your name disappears from the world …? Geese fly and leave their sound. People die leaving their names. – Chinese proverb  Tigers die and leave their skin. People die leaving their names. – Korean proverb Historically, Chinese and Koreans put emphasis on names. One’s name carries a lot of information. Their ancestry Their [...]

The ponds full of blood, the mountains filled with corpses.

In July 1937, Japan launched an all-out war of aggression against China to make China a colony of Japan. On December 13, 1927, the devil fell upon Nanjing, the capital of the Chinese Republic at the time. The army killed Chinese people, raped Chinese women, set fire to buildings, and pillaged all they could. Through [...]

A Story about Dokdo Sea Lions

A Story about Dokdo Sea Lions

Please Remember Us! Warm rocks in the sunshine Beautiful oceans with many species of fish We love Dokdo.   We used to live in the East Sea and swim around Dokdo. There were 30 to 50 thousand of us! However, the Japanese occupation changed our lives.  We are Dokdo sea lions. All of us died [...]

Facts about Dokdo

Facts about Dokdo

A port city in the west of Korea Located in the mid-west coast of the Korean peninsula Known as a gateway city of Korea “Incheon” Incheon was forced to open its port by the western powers in the late 19th century. Sadly, it later turned into a battlefield between foreign powers.  A small island in [...]

General Timeline of the Japanese Military “Comfort Women” System

General Timeline of the Japanese Military “Comfort Women” System

Although Japan continues to deny or distort its imperialistic war history, there are still people who remember it and demand the self-reflection of Japan. After Japan’s defeat in WWII became clear, Japanese soldiers tried to kill the “comfort women” to cover up its crimes, but some survived the mass murder. Through those surviving victims, the [...]

Ieodo, whose territory is it?

Ieodo, whose territory is it?

Whose territory is this island? Yushandao, China: 287 km Marado, Korea: 147 km This island is twice as close to one of the two countries than it is to the other. Whose territory should it be? One of the two countries has historical records and a legend about this island. “A legend and folk songs [...]

Admiral Yi Sun-sin of the 21st century

Admiral Yi Sun-sin of the 21st century

Do you know the story about how 50 cents made possible the world’s No.1 shipbuilding yard? In the early 1970s, the late founder of Hyundai, Jung Ju-young, visited the U.K. to gain investment for starting a Korean shipbuilding industry.  “The poor country of Korea is incapable of developing a shipbuilding industry.” Due to such pessimistic [...]

My camp experience to Dokdo

In the second week of August 2011, I had the privilege to join a 3-day wondrous trip with VANK office colleagues and members – Dokdo camp – an experience to remember. Dokdo camp is an annual visit to Dokdo island, organized by VANK for 70 selected students from across Korea. The aim of the trip [...]

Dokdo, Seikanron

Dokdo, Seikanron

One hundred years ago, In 1910, Seikanron (the Debate to conquer Korea) was created by Japan. “If we overcome today’s crisis, Japan shall abolish the feudal government and honor the Emperor to strengthen our national competitiveness. At the same time, we shall conquer Joseon to make it a tributary state. That is the way for [...]

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