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This study aims to explore the intrinsic characters of North Korea, South Korea, and Japan as a way of configuring an effective solution for establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula. This examination caused us to dwell on the feasible role and functions that Japan could play in Korea’s reunification. Many call for Japan to reform in the spirit of compensating Korea for its past misdeeds and playing a leading role in shaping favorable world views for the sake of Korea’s reunification. This study proposes four suggestions for the role Japan could assume. First, Japan would command respect from other surrounding countries. Such a stance on the part of Japan would certainly be beneficial to Korea’s reunification process. Second, Japan could establish a more effective policy for denouncing human rights violations involving North Korea. Third, Japan and South Korea should take a more united stance on the nuclear arms issue with North Korea. Fourth, Japan needs to suspend its equal footing status with South and North Korea, also known as the so-called equal-distance diplomacy.

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Abstract
 I. Introduction
 II. Theoretical Background
 III. Interactive Relations among the South Koreans, North Koreans, and Japanese
  1. North Korea’s Unification Policies and Strategies
  2. South Korean Views and Policies on Reunification
  3. Japan’s Policies and Views on the Korean Peninsula and its Division
 IV. Function on the Korean Reunification Issue
  1. Japan’s Role on the Korean Peninsula
  2. Alternatives to Establish Peace on the Korean Peninsula
 V. Conclusion
 References

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저자

• Eun-mi Lee [ Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Korea ]
• Dong-kyu Kim [ Korea University, Korea ] corresponding author
• Woo-cheol Joo [ Sunmoon University, Korea ] co-author

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  평화학연구 [THE JOURNAL OF PEACE STUDIES]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1738-2580

• 수록기간

  2004~2024

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 340 DDC 320