On 6 August 2012, representatives from North and South Korea addressed an assembly at the United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, asking that the names "East Sea" and "Sea of Japan" be used concurrently for the sea.
2012年8月6日，来自朝鲜和韩国的代表讨论在第九届联合国地名标准化会议上，要求将名字“东海”和“日本海”同时用于该海的称呼。