한일괿�계의 도전과 미래

The world is now becoming smaller and smaller as transportation and communication system is being developed. If we agree to call the world global village, there would be neighbors as well. Who would be the neighbor of Korea? There are several countries that we can call neighbors, however, I assume that Japan might be the closest one. There is no one who doesn`t want to have a good relationship with their neighbors, so it is the time to think about the ways to make the future relationship between Korea and Japan more friendly and cooperative.


Noticeable Historical Background between Korea and Japan
There is a saying, "Discover new things by understanding the past." So, I would like before discussing the future relationship. In the mid nineteenth century, Choson had refused the request for interchange from Japan with national isolation policy. Korea and Japan finally made a treaty which agrees to open ports of Busan, Incheon, Wonsan after the Woonyoho incident.
There were delegation which is called Tongshinsa, and they contributed a lot to the interchange between Korea and Japan in terms of academic and cultural exchange. I think the Tongshinsa means `Korean Wave` in Choson period.