Compromise Names
On 18 November 2006, during the APEC summit in Hanoi, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun informally proposed to the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe that the sea be called instead the “Sea of Peace” or "Sea of Friendship," which Abe rejected. In January 2007 Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki opposed the idea saying there was "No need to change name of Sea of Japan".
Read more about this topic: Sea Of Japan Naming Dispute
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“God never jests with us, and will not compromise the end of nature, by permitting any inconsequence in its procession.”
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