<P> A dispute exists over the international name for the body of water which is bordered by Japan , Korea ( North and South ) and Russia . In 1992 , objections to the name Sea of Japan were first raised by North Korea and South Korea at the Sixth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names . The Japanese government supports the exclusive use of the name `` Sea of Japan '' ( 日本 海 ) , while South Korea supports the alternative name `` East Sea '' ( Hangul : 동해 ; Hanja : 東海 ) , and North Korea supports the name `` Korean East Sea '' ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 조선 동해 ; Hancha : 朝鮮 東海 ) . Currently , most international maps and documents use either the name Sea of Japan ( or equivalent translation ) exclusively , and far fewer maps include both the name Sea of Japan and East Sea , often with East Sea listed in parentheses or otherwise marked as a secondary name . The International Hydrographic Organization , the international governing body for the naming of bodies of water around the world , in 2012 decided not to change the current single name `` Sea of Japan '' rejecting South Korea 's request to use `` East Sea '' together with `` Sea of Japan '' . </P>
<P> A dispute exists over the international name for the body of water which is bordered by Japan , Korea ( North and South ) and Russia . In 1992 , objections to the name Sea of Japan were first raised by North Korea and South Korea at the Sixth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names . The Japanese government supports the exclusive use of the name `` Sea of Japan '' ( 日本 海 ) , while South Korea supports the alternative name `` East Sea '' ( Hangul : 동해 ; Hanja : 東海 ) , and North Korea supports the name `` Korean East Sea '' ( Chosŏn'gŭl : 조선 동해 ; Hancha : 朝鮮 東海 ) . Currently , most international maps and documents use either the name Sea of Japan ( or equivalent translation ) exclusively , and far fewer maps include both the name Sea of Japan and East Sea , often with East Sea listed in parentheses or otherwise marked as a secondary name . The International Hydrographic Organization , the international governing body for the naming of bodies of water around the world , in 2012 decided not to change the current single name `` Sea of Japan '' rejecting South Korea 's request to use `` East Sea '' together with `` Sea of Japan '' . </P>
who would call the sea of japan the east sea
who would call the sea of japan the east sea
South Korea
South Korea