Meanwhile, Up In North Korea...

In South Korea, they're developing smart clothing with MP3 players. The North, however, is concerned with far more weighty matters. According the the Korean Central News Agency website:

"A seminar took place in Seoul on August 10 to have the East Sea of Korea properly marked under the sponsorship of the Solidarity for Protecting Tok Islet of south Korea, according to a news report. Presented at the seminar were "Meaning of writing textbooks from the viewpoint of international law" and other papers.

The papers recalled that Japan unilaterally marked the East Sea of Korea as the "Sea of Japan" while getting it registered in an international organization during its occupation of Korea, adding that this was a product of the Japanese imperialists' aggression against Korea.

Accusing the U.S. and some other countries of still calling the East Sea of Korea the " Sea of Japan", they underscored the need for the "government", academic circles and civic and social organizations to work together to have the sea properly marked."

Further information on this fascinating dispute is available from answers.com.

Scott's Spot, in an effort to promote peace in the region, suggests the following means of resolving this dispute. Send a boat out into the disputed waters, with half the crew being a combined all-star Korean Tae Kwon Do team, and the other half being the Japanese National Karate team. If the boat pulls into Japan, the sea will be called the Sea of Japan. If it pulls into Korea, the sea will be called the East Sea.

Don't be surprised if the Nobel Peace Prize people come knocking on Scott's Spot's door next year.