일본소재 조선문화재 반환을 위한 역사적 성찰과 과제

A Historical Consideration and Problems for Japan to Return the Cultural Properties of Joseon

This paper is composed in consideration of the return of the cultural properties of Joseon which were plundered and taken away under the colonial dominance by Japan and are now interspersed in the country. We should deal with the problem of the culture properties of Joseon in Japan and restore the plunderage of Japan, which is in line with the destruction and exploit of the culture and spirit of the Joseon people performed both systematically and metholically by the Japanese colonial dominance, caring its illegal and unethical characteristics. In this aspect, this paper considers the return of the cultural properties in the diplomatic negotiation between Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan, how that should be promoted internationally, and what kind of approach is possible to resolve it. On the other hand, this paper examines the reason why the post-war return of the plunders has been fundamentally impeded, and what limitation of the post-war treat of Japan has concealed the pre-war plunderage of the cultural properties of Joseon. In doing so, the limitation of the Korea-Japan Agreement should be specifically diagnosed, as well as the direction of the future response of Korean government. Finally, this paper examines the talks which have been held between DPRK and Japan and the standpoint of the DPRK government revealed on the problem of cultural properties so as to predict the future direction of the DPRK-Japan amity.