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To whoever it may concern:
I appreciate you for your developing valuable and great
game.
먼저 휼륭하고 가치있는
게임을 개발하는 당신에게 존경을 표합니다
I just want to let you know that the game "Age of Empires II - The conquerors
has a serious potential problem with
the incorrect world map in your game,
which may cause serious diplomatic crisis.
나는 당신회사의 게임에 심각한
외교문제를 야기시킬수 있는 부분이 있다고 말씀드리고
싶습니다 r
We, Korean, were quite surprised to find your map of
Korea and Japan still describe Korea's
'East Sea' as 'Sea of Japan,' which is incorrect.
Please refer the world map in
the game.
우리 한국인은 당신의
게임에서 언급한 세계지도에서 동해를 일본해로 표기한것을
보고 정말 놀랬습니다
Such an error in a well known game as yours comes
as a surprise
since we regard you as one of the world's best.
세계에서 가장 큰 게임사 중
하나로 생각해 왔던 당신의 기관에서 그러한 실수를 하고
있다는 것은
상당히 놀라운 일이었습니다.
Using a proper name for the body of water between the
Korean peninsula
and the Japanese archipelago is not simply a question
of changing the name of a geographical feature.
한반도와 일본열도 사이에 있는
바다의 올바른 이름을 사용하고자 하는 것은 단지 지리학적인
이름을 바꾸는 문제만이 아닙니다.
It is rather a part of national effort by the Korean
people
to erase the legacy of Japanese Imperialism and to redress
the unfairness that has resulted from it.
It is an absolutely mistaken thing to hear one side
of story and follow.
If we let this kind of things alone, it brings about
a serious problem to disturb order of International
society.
그것은 일본제국주의의
잔재를 바로 잡고 그 잔재를 통한 불합리를 줄이려는 한국인의
노력인 것입니다.
어느 한쪽의 일방적인 주장에 의한 사실을 그대로 받아들이는
것은 분명히 잘못된 것이며,
이러한 일들이 이대로 방치된다면 국제사회의 질서를 유지하는데
심각한 어려움을 초래하게 될 것입니다.
For your reference, the world's largest commercial mapmaker,
National Geographic, worldatlas.com,
and the travel guidebook, Lonely Planet Publication
promised us that they would now use the name 'East Sea.'
In addition, National Geographic and Lonely Planet are
already using the name,
'East Sea' in their website after we pointed out the
error.
참고로 세계 최대의 지도 제작사인
내셔널 지오그래픽, 그래픽 맵스, 론리 플래닛 출판사에서
'동해'라고 표기할 것을 반크에 약속했고,
이미 웹사이트상과 출판물에서 동해표기를 하고 있습니다.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/north_east_asia/north_korea/north_korea.htm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/updates/seaofjapan.html
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/eastsea.htm
As a member of VANK, I urge you to use 'East Sea' to
describe the body of water
in question or both Korean and Japanese designation
simultaneously (e.g. 'East Sea/Sea of Japan')
in all your documents and atlases.
그래서 반크 회원의 한사람으로서
저는 당신의 기관에서도 모든 출판물과 세계지도에 "동해"를
단독으로 사용하거나 혹은 '동해'와 '일본해'의 두
이름을 동시에 사용해줄을 요청합니다.
Once Korea and Japan agree on a common designation,
which is in accord with the general rule of international
cartography,
we can then follow the agreed-on designation.
We would be grateful for your explanation.
여기에 대한 당신의 입장을 들을
수 있기를 바랍니다.
Yours very truly,
VANK, Cyber Civilian Diplomat in Korea, consisted of
10,000 Korean voluntary people.
http://www.prkorea.org
http://www.prkorea.com
mailto: eastsea@prkorea.org
Thank you, and we would appreciate your favorable consideration.
※The Historical precedent for the 'East Sea'
http://www.prkorea.com/english/eastsea.html
※How to name the sea area between the Korean Peninsula
and the Japanese Archipelago
http://www.prkorea.com/english/eastsea2.html
< VANK >
We, the Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), are
a civilian international exchange
association in Korea. We work for the promotion of Korea’s
image all over the world though the Internet.
We were established on January first, 1999, by volunteering
people from the all over our country
for the purpose of enhancing the image of Korea in cyber-space
Through email or postage, we aim to serve as cyber travel
guides to overseas Koreans and foreigners
so that they can better understand our Korean culture
and language,
and at the same time build international friendships.
VANK is a great chance those who are interested in Korean
language, arts,
cultural education, history, geography, social studies,
sciences or just in making Korean friends!
http://www.prkorea.org
"Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet
when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and
becomes a tree,
so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches."
- [Matthew] -
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