Japan and the Koreas disagree over the sea’s name. Japan maintains that Sea of Japan is the established international name, while the South Korean government advocates East Sea and argues that Sea of Japan became internationally established during Japanese colonial rule over Korea. North Korea has also supported international use of East Sea and has proposed East Sea of Korea as an alternative.
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