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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Yeungnam University Professor Park, Yong-ha\'s team, \'world first\' kimchi microorganism clinical tests Opened new vista in treating Atopy such as development of new medicines and functional foods Also contribute in globalization of Korean food [April 8, 2010] With the recent stark increase of patients with atopy, it was found that 1.13 million in the nation received hospital treatment in 2008. In addition, it was found that as of 2008, 52.6% of patients in Korea with atopic skin disease were younger than teenagers, and that 71.5% were of patients under 20 years old, and thus showing that it was more severe in children and teens. Under such circumstances, for the first time in the world a domestic research team proved that kimchi, the traditional and best known food of Korea, was effective for treating atopy, and thus the world is once again being charmed with kimchi as a the \'health food\' that will keep people healthy. The Yeungnam University \'Customized Medical Research Team\' (director Park, Yong-ha), for the first time in the world discovered through clinical experiments that lactic acid bacteria from kimchi had microorganisms with outstanding treating effects for children with skin atopy disease. Results of these experiments were published in the April issue of the ≪Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology≫ of the US. Yeungnam University Professor Park, Yong-ha (School of Biotechnology, photo) and Chungbuk National University Professor Han, Yoon-soo (School of medicine), and ProBionic (CEO Hong, Yoon-mi) composed a joint industry-academic research team and conducted research on the treatment effects of kimchi microorganisms for atopy disease with funding from the Ministry of Health & Welfare, MEST and the Small and Medium Business Administration, thus finding a microorganism called Lactobacillus sakei probio 65, which is a type of lactic acid bacteria in kimchi. In order to prove the treatment effects of the microorganisms on skin atopy disease, the research team conducted clinical tests. After injecting children between the ages of 2 to 10 having atopy disease with the microorganisms for 3 months and checking the changes of elements related to immunity adjustment within the blood, certain chemokines (CCL17, CCL27) in the serum were reduced noticeably, and the their condition improved up to 238% over compared to the placebo group, and thus it was scientifically proven in detail. Results of the research has already acquired domestic patents, and it is patent pending currently in the US, Europe and China. <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_022521730078542545 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-08-16_10-01-18_495.gif\" target=_blank> <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_05499361342733344 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-08-16_10-01-54_495.jpg\" target=_blank> L. sakei probio65 strain seen using an electronic microscope (magnified 5,000 times) / Clinical test results of atopy patients (before and after) Published in US journal specializing on atopy. Domestic patent acquired, patent pending in the US, Europe and China These research results proved for the first time that it is possible to develop alternatives to existing atopy medicines using kimchi lactic acid bacteria, which is a natural immune adjustor without any side effects, and is expected to open new opportunities for development of treatments for atopy disease. Currently the most common treatments for atopy disease are steroids, antihistamines, and antibiotics. However, there is a dire need for development of new treatment methods because it is not only impossible to recover completely, but also causes many side effects. Furthermore, because most atopy treatment research using plant-based lactic acid bacteria conducted only animal testing, or because it could not scientifically suggest clear effect mechanisms through clinical experiments, it has been unable to be developed into new medicines or functional food ingredients. Under such circumstances, Professor Park\'s research team became the first in the world to report to the international medical circle of the outstanding effects that traditional kimchi have on treating atopy, and opened the doors to using kimchi lactic acid bacteria as new medicine ingredients and functional foods for treating atopy. In 2000, Professor Park\'s team also became the first in the world to discover the new microorganisms called \'L. kimchi\' from kimchi, and thus heightening the prestige of Korea as the birthplace of kimchi. On this, Park, Yong-ha, director of the Yeungnam University Customized Medical Research Team, stated, \"The research results will not only open the possibility of developing new medicines to control atopy, which is an incurable disease of modern people, but will also greatly contribute in the globalization of Korean food.\" He also explained, \"We are planning to commercialize and distribute it to the entire world through a domestic bio company in the first half of this year.\" On the other hand, Professor Park\'s research team is planning to introduce the recently developed yogurt drinks and hand out its free samples at the \'2010 Science Day in Commemoration of the Science Month\' at the National Science Museum (Daejeon).
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\">Professor Yangshuo of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in China, who earned his bachelor and master at the School of Design Education of international students in the nation becomes on track in globalization [April 6, 2010] A Chinese student who completed his bachelor and master course at Yeungnam University returned to his home in glory as a professor. <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_018962543493194206 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-08-12_11-03-35_495.jpg\" target=_blank> This is the story of Yangshuo (27, photo), who acquired his bachelor and master at the Yeungnam University majoring in industrial design. In February 2007, he graduated from the Yeungnam University School of Design, and soon after enrolled in the master\'s degree program in the Department of Industrial Design(an adviser, Park, Sang-woo), and earned his master\'s degree in 2 years. In March, he was hired as a full-time professor at the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in China. Luxun Academy was established in 1938, and is the top 3 art academies of China together with the China Central Academy Of Fine Arts in Beijing and China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. It currently has campuses in Shenyang and Dalian, and offers 21 majors in 11 art design divisions in order to produce outstanding students that can lead the art design world of China. After seeing a hiring ad for full-time professors at the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts on the Internet in April of last year, he organized his research outputs that he prepared during his studies abroad and sent them with his resume. In early March this year, he was hired as a full-time professor and is giving lectures on fundamental computer designs at the visual design and public design majors at Luxun Academy of Fine Arts. Because he enrolled in the PhD Course in the Yeungnam University Graduate School of Art Design (majoring in design), he is continuing his degree program online, and he stated that \"In parallel with school work, it\'s not easy to lecture, but I want to contribute in the development of the public design sector in China by conducting in-depth research on public design at Yeungnam University, which is the only convergence design university in the Yeungnam region.\" There are currently 48 international students enrolled in the design school of Yeungnam University, and since 2000, there were a total of 33 international students that graduated or completed the necessary courses. Among them Maran (32), who earned a master\'s degree in visual image design last August, is currently working for the Beijing Globalization Corporation, while Pu Hailian (25) graduated from the School of Design (majoring in visual design) in August 2008 and is now employed with the Beijing National Publishing Company. They are actively taking part in the design sector currently. Professor Rew, Ho-yong, dean of the Yeungnam University Graduate School of Art and Design, stated, \"This is international recognition of the Yeungnam University School of Design.\" He added, \"I hope that more international students return to their homes and are socially recognized, while also contributing in enhancing the image of our university and our nation.\"
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\">Yeungnam University Dokdo Institute, \"First Disclosure\" of map published by Japanese national institution showing sea territorial lines of Korea and Japan <日露淸韓明細新圖> published by the Japanese \'Imperial Land and Sea Measuring Department’ in 1903 [April 1, 2010] Five sociology textbooks for 5th and 6th grade students in Japanese elementary schools that claim Dokdo as Japanese territory were approved by the Japanese Ministry of Literature and Science on March 30, thus strengthening the Japanese education on claims of Dokdo as their territory for young students. At such point, a map published by a Japanese national institution that clearly drew borders and recognized Dokdo as Korean territory was disclosed for the first time, thus showing that the current Japanese claims are not true. <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_06169892281874776 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-07-08_09-05-44_495.jpg\" target=_blank> On the 1st, the Yeungnam University Dokdo Institute (director Kim, Hwa-gyeong), which is a policy-oriented research center designated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), disclosed the <日露淸韓明細新圖> published by the Japanese \'Imperial Land and Sea Measuring Department’ in October 1903 (36th year of Meiji Dynasty). The map was acquired by Yoo Sung-cheol (51, Dong-gu, Daegu) who has been collecting material on Dokdo for the past 10 years, and after being recently appraised by the Yeungnam University Dokdo Institute, it was disclosed to the public. This map, which accurately draws Asia, Europe and Africa using a precise scale, shows that Jukdo (竹島, currently Ulleung-do) and Songdo (松島, currently Dokdo) are of Joseon (Korean) territory. And territorial sea of Greater Korean Empire is described as \'Goryuhae\'. <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_08165290824075218 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-07-08_09-08-36_495.jpg\" target=_blank> <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_08740294114645608 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-07-08_09-06-12_495.jpg\" target=_blank> In particular, the map separates the border between Korea and Japan right in between Dokdo and Okido, and thus shows that the Japanese government recognized Dokdo to be the eastern most part of the Greater Korean Empire. Meanwhile, this map includes Taiwan as Japanese territory. On this, Kim, Hwa-gyeong, director of the Yeungnam University Dokdo Institute explained \"It is presumed that the primary objective of making this map was to officialize Taiwan, which Japan acquired through the first Sino-Japanese War, as its territory, and there is a high possibility that the production of a map that includes Russia, China, Korea and Japan was to prepare for the Russo-Japanese War.\" Director Kim stressed that \"Since there is clear evidence that Japan admitted and recognized Dokdo as Korean territory, Japan should immediately stop their early childhood education on claiming Dokdo as Japanese territory\" and emphatically added \"While we have been claiming \'effective control\' and making an emotional and one-time response, Japan has systematically conducted research on lobbying and education. We must establish Dokdo policies focusing on being accurately aware of reality and pursue the policies in a consistent and systematic manner.\" Meanwhile, the Yeungnam University Dokdo Institute opened its doors as the first research institute specializing in Dokdo among Korean universities in May 2005, and in March 2008, it was designated as a policy-oriented research institute by MEST. Thus, for the next nine years, it will receive national funding to conduct academic research and policy development research to prove that \"Dokdo is Korean land\" and currently, it is aiming at establishing the \'Dokdo Research Foundation\' by initiating cooperation by the government and local autonomies.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Professor Duvernay of the School of International Studies offers an objective view Domestic and international students take \'Korean History and Culture\' class and ‘Korea in East Asia\' class [March 21, 2010] “Korea is a very attractive country. It\'s a country that has traditions and cultural heritages that are more than enough to become the envy of the world. However, just like the old saying that \'no matter how many beads you have, you need to thread for it to become jewelry\', we need to find traditions and heritages and properly present them to the world. I would like you to understand that as I teach Korean history and culture in English, it is a \'process of threading the beads together\'.\" Thomas Duvernay (49, photo) professor at Yeungnam University. Though he is American, he earned his master\'s degree in Korean studies and he lived in Korea for over 20 years and is pretty much a typical Korean. He is a member of the National Archery (Gukgung) Culture Research Association and showed his particular interest in traditional Korean archery by writing a book on national archery (Gukgung), while also appearing on a number of PR materials. In the School of International Studies, that is being offered for the first time this year by Yeungnam University, he will be conducting lectures on Korea such as \'Korean History and Culture\' and \'Korea in East Asia\'. This aims at helping international students who came to Korea to be able to better understand the past, present and future of Korea, while giving Korean students the chance to see Korea from a more neutral perspective. Because students are composed of German, Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Polish, French and Korean students, classes are conducted in 100% English. Classes are held twice a week and it alternates between lectures and discussion classes. One day, students listen to the lecture of the professor and on the next, they hold group discussions based on the contents of the past lecture. During the process of holding discussions, foreign students will naturally talk about their country, and Korean students will strive to find what is the most Korean-esque compared to foreign countries in order to help foreign students understand them better. Just like what Professor Duvernay said, it is the \'process of threading the beads together\'. Kwon, Ye-won (20, a sophomore in the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy) said, \"I took this class in order to learn how Korea was perceived by foreign countries, what kind of Korean traditions and potentials there are, etc, from the perspective of a third person.\" She added, \"I learned that \'Korean history\' and \'world history\' had little difference, and under such relationships, I was able to understand Korea better and naturally train myself to be objective.\" <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_011840577491878179 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-06-28_14-30-34_495.jpg\" target=_blank> While these beads are being threaded, his role is to even out the design so that a more beautiful jewel can be made. He stated, \"There are always a risk of chauvinism on the other side of globalization.\" He also emphasized, \"When a nation\'s international stature rises, more objective and neutral standpoint is needed to perceive nation\'s history, culture and potential. For this, it is imperative to see it from various perspectives, and have the process of sharing thoughts, debating and mediating.\" He added, \"universities must provide the opportunity for such processes to be conducted.\" Meanwhile, from this semester Yeungnam University offers the School of International Studies in which all classes are conducted in 100% English. There are currently 9 classes, and there are over 100 international students and around 20 Korean students taking the classes together. From the second semester, the School of International Studies will be reinforced by providing online or video conferencing systems of lectures in prestigious foreign universities such as Harvard, Stanford, Yale and Oxford. Students who completed 42 credit units in courses offered by the School of International Studies will, upon graduation, also receive a bachelor\'s degree in International Studies.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> MEST providing financial support for universities with outstanding educational achievements and capacities [March 17, 2010] Yeungnam University (president Lee, Hyo-soo) was selected as the \'Educational Capacity Enhancement Project\' of MEST, and is now securing the most national funding among private universities in Korea. Since adopting the \'Educational Capacity Enhancement Project\' since 2008, it has been selected every year for 3 consecutive years. On the 17th, MEST (the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, minister Ahn, Byeong-man) announced the selected universities for financial support of \'Educational Capacity Enhancement Project\', in which a total of 260 million dollars is to be provided. A total of 29 universities in the Seoul Metropolitan area including Korea University, Yonsei University, Sungkyunkwan University, Kyunghee University, Hanyang University and Seoul National University were selected, while 56 in provincial areas including Yeungnam University, Kyungpook National University, Pusan National University, Chonnam National University, Pukyong National University and Chungnam National University were selected. Thus a total of 85 universities selected this year will receive an average of 2.95 million dollars per university. Yeungnam University will be provided with 6.1 million dollars, which is the most national funding among private universities in Korea. It received 5.5 million dollars last year. The selected universities can autonomously and strategically invest the funding until the end of February of next year for recomposing educational courses, providing support for educational and lab activities, improving education conditions, etc for improving educational capacities. Yeungnam University is planning to actively use the funds for educational innovation and improvement of research capacities, increasing scholarships, improvement of educational and research environments, development of various employment programs and employment support in order to foster \'Y-type talents\'. Universities to receive financial support are selected according to a formula composed of an objective and quantitative index. Priorities for universities to receive support are determined in order of the score acquired in the formula (educational index formula) composed of the performance and educational condition related indexes of universities. MEST announced that of the 88 universities that received support in 2009, 13 universities (14.7%) were disqualified for the 2010 universities to be supported. 75 universities that received support last year will be receiving support this year as well, and there are 10 new universities to be provided with the support. Meanwhile, universities selected in the \'2010 Educational Capacity Enhancement Project\' must submit a national funding application and business plan by early April.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Teacher\'s desire to help students\' wishes to become the world renowned singers 4 professors including dean Han, Yong-hee pledges to donate a part of salary until their retirement [March 11, 2010] Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Maria Callas... Students dreaming of becoming world famous singers are being helped by professors who have pledged to donate a large sum of money for their students. <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_0586830291701874 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-06-10_14-26-37_495.jpg\" target=_blank> On the morning of the 11th, Han, Yong-hee, dean of the Yeungnam University Major of Voice, and Lee, Ui-won, dean of the School of Music visited the office of the university president and pledged to donate 100 thousand dollars for scholarships in their department. Four professors in the Yeungnam University Major of Voice has decided to donate part of their salary until they retire to provide 100 thousand dollars in scholarships. Dean Han, Yong-hee (photo, left) stated, \"In order to become a world renowned singer, students must make great efforts, but they also need strong support,\" while adding, \"We agreed that there is nothing more valuable than seeing our students being active in the global stage. Though it may not be of much material help, we hope that our students will know how we feel.\" Lee, Hyo-soo, president of Yeungnam University stated his appreciation saying, \"With teachers and students joining their minds together, I believe that we will one day see singers from Yeungnam University performing at the La Scala Theatre in Italy.\" <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_044441654160903115 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-06-10_14-27-01_495.jpg\" target=_blank> From left to right: Cho, Gye-hyeon (executive vice-president for external cooperation), Lee, Hyo-soo (president), Han, Yong-hee (dean of Major of Voice), Lee, Ui-won (dean of School of Music)
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<body style=\"margin: 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 9pt; font-family: gulim;\"> Cooperation work of Kim, Dong-won (senior), Kim, Jung-eun (graduated), Nam, Seung-yeob (professor) Presenting new plans to prevent hacking, published on IEEE academic journal [March 10, 2010] Graduation thesis of undergraduate student of Yeungnam University published on SCI level journal. Kim, Dong-won (28, photo, left), who is on his second semester of his senior year in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, and Kim, Jung-eun (28, female), who works as a researcher for LG Electronics mobile communications department mobile terminal R&D center after graduating in August of last year is in the limelight. <a class=\"imageUtil\" id=\"thumb_0013810765670693892\" onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-06-09_09-53-38_495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"> Their graduation thesis that presented \'Enhanced ARP: Preventing ARP Poisoning-Based Man-in-the Middle Attacks\' (guidance professor Nam, Seung-yeob, photo, left) was published in the February issue of the 《IEEE Communications Letters》, which is the official journal of the IEEE, which is an international organization that is the globally most prominent institute in the electric and electronic engineering sector. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) has approximately 400,000 professionals in 160 nations being active as members, and its student membership numbers to 90,000. Because it also has many theses submitted for its academic journal from around the world, it is famous for its rigorous screening theses. Despite this, the graduation thesis of these undergraduates were able to be published in the journal because it presented a whole new approach of cooperation between users. \'ARP\' is an abbreviation of \'Address Resolution Protocol\' and is a protocol that changes the IP address of the host computer to a MAC address. Through cooperation between users, it presented a new concept that hacking can be prevented using ARP, and this was proven through tests. They explained, \"When existing ARP-based hacking prevention methods use certification centers based on encrypted algorithms, it is very dangerous if a center-concentrated server is hacked and falls, but this method makes decentralized administration possible, and is a very simple method that does not require encryption or certification centers.\" In order to enhance the reliability of their demonstration, they conducted thousands of tests for each of the four types of attack scenarios. This not only required a lot of physical time, but also a great amount of perseverance, patience and stamina. Staying up nights at the computer lab was nothing new. Moreover, because it was an approach from a whole new perspective, there were no cases to refer to, and they had to make many trial and errors without having assurance of the conclusion, making them think about giving up several times. However, with the encouragement and advice for test results by their guidance professor Nam, Seung-yeob (35, Department of Information and Communication Engineering), they were able to achieve 100% success rates. <a class=\"imageUtil\" id=\"thumb_04243107574933392\" onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-06-09_09-54-43_495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"> Their next goal is to take the tests results that were successful in wired internet environments and apply the results to wireless internet environments. Kim, Dong-won who is due to graduate in August explained, \"With the distribution of devices used in wireless internet environments such as iPhones and iPads, hacking methods are becoming more intelligent and more various, and its range of damage is also growing,\" and stated his hopes saying \"I hope to develop security methods that can be easily utilized by anybody in order to prevent the side effects of the digital era, while improving its intended functions.\"
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<META name=GENERATOR content=\"MSHTML 8.00.7600.16535\"> <BODY style=\"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; \"> Bachelor\'s degree offered for \'co-major\' in international studies Start of ‘inbound’ globalization [Feb 25, 2010] Yeungnam University (president Lee, Hyo-soo) will be establishing the \'School of International Studies\' in the new semester. The School of International Studies, which is offered for international and domestic students who wish to take the courses as a part of their co-major, will have 100% English lectures. <A id=thumb_07188928116188376 class=imageUtil onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-05-28_16-10-56_495.jpg\" target=_blank> The School of International Studies will offer 9 classes this semester such as the \'Understanding of the Korean and Key Capital Markets\', \'Korean History and Culture\', \'Environment and Practices of Business in Asia and Korea\', \'Korean Currency Policies and Financial System\', ‘International Relations in East Asia’, ‘Understanding of Current Korean Economy’, ‘Global Economic Issues’, ‘Korea in East Asia’, and \'Everyday Practical Korean Language\'. Lectures will be conducted by Byeon, Jong-guk, Lee, Jae-hoon, Jeon, In (School of Business), Shim, Sang-min (Department of Korean Language and Literature), Park, Chu-hwa, Lee, Byeong-wan (School of Economics and Finance), Jung, Jun-pyo, Lee, Yoo-shin (Department of Political Science and Diplomacy), Thomas Duvernay and Wendy Worthington (School of General Education). Students that completed 42 credit units in courses offered by the School of International Studies will, upon graduation, also receive a bachelor\'s degree in International Studies. On this, Joo, Sang-woo (51, School of Mechanical Engineering), Vice-President of Office of International Programs, explained that \"We aim at attracting outstanding students from abroad actively and creating an environment where domestic students can improve their English skills and have a global perspective without necessarily having to go study abroad.\" This is in part with the internationalization strategy of Yeungnam University that pursues inbound globalization that receives talented students from abroad, as well as outbound globalization that sends talents trained at our school to the world. In particular, with the establishment of the School of International Studies in the first semester, inbound globalization will be offered by relaying or downloading lectures of prestigious foreign schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Oxford, etc through online video lecture systems in the second semester in order to make the campus a \'size-down global village\'. <A id=thumb_011027529561577304 class=imageUtil onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-05-28_16-11-21_495.jpg\" target=_blank> Meanwhile, international students enrolled at Yeungnam University as of the second semester of 2009 is 1,008 from 17 different nations, and 598 of them are undergraduate school students.
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<BODY style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN: 5px; FONT-FAMILY: gulim; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff\"> Study on the \'Baekje King Shrine 百濟王神社’ in Osaka, Tracing the Baekje migrants forgotten in Korea [Feb 23, 2010] \"It was surprising to find that there was the trace of Korean culture in the shrines that are deemed to be the most Japanese among Japanese people while researching. There are still problems in the history between Korea and Japan, and I was happy to provide a stepping stone, however weak, for the proper research on history.\" <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_021561432372141054 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-05-27_19-07-34_495.jpg\" target=_blank> A Japanese person, who came to Korea to trace the footsteps of the ancient kingdom of Baekje, which is being forgotten by Koreans, earned a master\'s in Korean history. Okasa Wako (64, photo) earned her master\'s degree after completing her studies abroad, which she started at the age of 62, at the 59th graduation ceremony of Yeungnam University. She attended the ceremony wearing a hanbok that her guidance professor Kim, Jung-sook gave her as a present and showed her affection for Korea stating, \"When I first started studying ancient history in Korea, I was shocked how different things were interpreted between Korea and Japan. However, the further I studied I realized that the history of exchange between the two countries was very old, and that the two nations were very close. The Hallyu phenomena in Japan was no coincidence.\" The title of her master\'s degree thesis was \'A Study on Baekje King Shrine\'. She was a teacher at an elementary school for 38 years in Osaka, and she always had a question on why the shrine that she frequently visited with her young students was still named \'Baekje King Shrine\'. The Baekje King Shrine is a shrine for King Gyeonbok, who was the grandson of King Uija, the last king of Baekje, and the shrine is in Hirakata city, Osaka until now. King Gyeongbok came to Japan in the mid 8th century and became the viceroy of this area for helping the Japanese emperor Sungmoo, who was the japanese emperor at that time. Then, in 2000 when beginning interchange with elementary school teachers of Daegu, she became even more interested in Korean-Japanese relations and finally in March 2006, she retired as a teacher and came to Korea in November of the same year as a student. She started a new life after her sixty year life. At the time, her Korean skills was in infancy so she first started at the Yeungnam University Korean Language Institute. For 15 months she concentrated on studying Korean. At the same time, she prepared a study plan for entering graduate school and went to Professor Kim, Jung-sook of the Department of Korean History to explain why she wanted to enroll in graduate school. Finally, she passed Test of Proficiency in Korean and in March 2008, enrolled in Yeungnam University Graduate School of Korean History. She then started to travel between Korea and Japan to begin her studies on the \'Baekje King Shrine\'. In order to answer her questions on why and how the Baekje King Shrine became worshipped by Japanese for over a millenium, she studied Japanese historical materials such as <Kojiki>, <Nihon Shoki> and <Shoku Nihongi>, and other historical records of the \'Baekje King Shrine\'. In results, she found that the Baekje King Shrine became localized through the integration of the culture of royalty and Buddhism of Baekje with the folk religions of Japan, and claimed that it was historical evidence that the spiritual and cultural roots of Japan could be derived from Korea. <A class=imageUtil id=thumb_08338136254200127 onclick=\"return hs.run(this)\" href=\"http://www.yu.ac.kr/_yboard/cheditor/show_image.php?im=2010-05-27_19-08-04_495.jpg\" target=_blank> Together with Professor Kim, Jung-sook (right) of the Department of Korean History She now plans to return to Japan and help her pregnant daughter, and she stated \"Korean parents sacrificed everything for their children and the children grew up and either took care of their parents or at least visited their parents frequently, showing that they had close relations unlike Japan. And I was envious of this.\" She added, \"I now plan to be a mother and grandmother, while continuing my studies.\" Also, she stated \"I am very happy that I was able to study and earn a degree even after retiring,\" and added \"It was really difficult for me to translate my thesis into Korean after writing it in Japanese and I felt like giving up. But I was able to complete my course because of the help of Professor Kim, Jung-sook and a number of my fellow students.\"
