The portrait of Japan's currency has been

The portrait of Japan's currency has been changed since July 3. The 10,000-yen bill was changed to Eiichiro Shibusawa, the father of the Japanese economy (capitalism), the 5,000-yen bill to Umeko Tida, the pioneer of Japanese women's education, and the 1,000-yen bill to Shibasaburo Kitasato, the father of Japanese bacteriology. All of them were active during the Meiji Restoration period and contributed greatly to the modernization of Japan.

There will be good reasons for changing the currency, which will include the direction in which Japanese society wants to proceed. If you are a Japanese person, you will consciously and unconsciously feel the importance of science, life science, whenever you use the 1,000-yen bill. Furthermore, knowing that Hideyoshi Noguchi, who was the main character of the 1,000-yen portrait, was a teacher of Shibasaburo Kitasato, will make the Japanese more aware that science, especially life science, is very important.
Tsuji Umeko was Japan's first female international student in the U.S. The Japanese will consciously and unconsciously think of words such as "woman," "education," "challenge," and "pioneering" whenever she uses the 5,000-yen bill. It will also affect the development of a sense of gender equality and diversity in Japanese society.
Eiichi Shibusawa was the owner of Japan's First Bank, and his portrait was contained in the Won 1, 5 and 10 paintings during the Korean Empire from 1902 to 1904. He left a masterpiece called 『The Analects of Confucius』. He was a bureaucrat, politician, and entrepreneur. Peter Drucker even said, "I learned the essence of management from Eiichi Shibusawa." Whenever a Japanese write a 10,000-yen book, he will recall the sense of duty to rebuild the Japanese economy. In addition, he seems to have made a commitment to innovate the present Japan just as he did when the Meiji Restoration was successful.

In Korea, some criticize Eiichi Shibusawa as the main culprit for the invasion of the Joseon economy. I think it would be better to stop criticizing that level. I envied Yukichi Fukuzawa as a portrait of the 10,000-yen bill, but I also envy Japan's potential to change it to Eiichi Shibusawa. It's not just envy, but it's very late, but we must learn from now on. National development is determined by whether or not to "innovate at a time when we need to innovate." Japan, which moved from the shogunate to the Meiji era, innovated at a time when it needed to be innovated. Joseon was neither aware of nor could it. Innovative Japan colonized Joseon, which was not innovative. The latest incident, which changed the portrait of the banknote, also seems to reveal Japan's national management potential.

Let's look at the current banknotes of Korea. They are Toegye Yi Hwang, Yulgok Yi, King Sejong, and Sinsaimdang. They are all figures of the Joseon Dynasty. Not a single Korean banknote is made of figures from the Joseon Dynasty, without exception. This means that with the national name of the Republic of Korea, they live the message of the Joseon Dynasty and the vision of the Joseon Dynasty. Whether it was Toegye or Yulgok, I tried my best to follow Chinese Confucius and Zhu Xi. Indeed, was Toegye called Haedong 朱? Haedong used to refer to Joseon across the eastern sea with China at the center. What more words are needed since we even called ourselves Haedong. Shin Saimdang's resignation means that we will follow Taeim (太任), the mother of King Mun of the ancient Chinese Zhou Dynasty, with his resignation. In one family, both son (Yulgok) and mother (Sinsaimdang) appear as portraits of banknotes. Is that the family the core spirit of the Republic of Korea now? Do you mean to continue to follow and live with China? Do you mean to make all Korean women live like Sinsaimdang? Do you mean not forget Jujahak? At this point, can it sound true to criticize Eiichi Shibusawa as the main culprit of economic exploitation?
Ambassador to China Noh Young-min wrote in his guestbook the 萬折必 Dong, which his ancestors engraved on the rock, to pledge allegiance to the emperor, and President Moon Jae In went to China to express Korea as a small peak and China as a big peak. Even if there are reports that President Xi Jinping told President Trump, "Korea was originally a part of China," the common demonstration does not occur. Whether you are coveting Korean territory, history, or culture in China, the reaction is lukewarm. We are still focusing on the independence of the Republic of Korea "anti-Japanese." Let's say the Japanese prime minister told the U.S. president that "Korea originally belonged to Japan." It is not difficult to imagine what will happen in Korea. As long as we fill everyday banknote portraits with people from the Joseon Dynasty, our emotional era is bound to be the Joseon Dynasty. We have yet to innovate from Joseon to the Republic of Korea.