On October 25, DSU President Jekuk Chang was invited to speak to the “5th Busan Far East Forum” held in the DSU Art Hall by the Far East

Broadcasting Corporation. At this forum, which was established to help present a Christian worldview on the East Asian region and suggest policy

directions for countries, subregions, and religious organizations within, President Chang gave a lecture on the subject of ‘The Past, Present, and Future of Korea-Japan Relations,’ with a particular emphasis on using the spirit of the cross in order to increase the rate of evangelization within Japan.

President Chang, who completed his Ph.D. in Political Science at George Washington University in 2001, has long been considered an expert on

Korea-Japan relations and recognized for his various efforts to facilitate their development. As such, he performs in many related roles, including as

Representative of the “Korea-Japan Next-generation Academic Forum” (2004~present), as Representative Secretary of the “Busan-Fukuoka Forum”

(2006~present), as a Member of the Steering Committee of the “Korea-Japan Forum” (2007~present), and as a Member of the Executive Committee

of the Korean side of the “Korea-Japan Hanmadang Festival.”

For his lecture at the 5th Busan Far East Forum, President Chang outlined his visions for the direction of a new, forward-looking KoreaJapan

relationship that illuminated the present by learning from the past, offering his professional perspective on the deep and broad Korea-Japan

relationship. He also emphasized that he would continue to contribute to the goal of achieving world peace by working on resolving tensions in

Northeast Asia, which have been strained as of late amid the current turmoil and chaos due to the Ukraine-Russian war and the ongoing North Korean nuclear issue.