The identity of VANK｜Fumiaki Yamasaki

The company of Hait Shinro Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of a sprits called “JINRO” is also funding to VANK. In 2009, Cyber Dokdo Military Academy was established with funding from Hait Shinro.

Cyber Dokdo Academy is co-operated educational institution with cooperation work with Administrative of Gyeongsangbuk-do that provides systematic education for elementary, middle and high school students about Dokdo (Takeshima, Japanese territory), and have them submit reports online.

Korea's position on Dokdo's territorial rights is that "Dokdo is an obvious Korean territory. Therefore, it is not conflict area, and there is no reason or plans to go to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)."

As an aside, as South Korea claims that it is not a conflict area, Japan frequently flies private drones over Takeshima and frequently conducts seafloor surveys, just like China does to the Senkaku Islands. Should we do this and build a track record of being a conflict area?

There is growing public opinion among some younger generations in Korea that the issues should be settles at the IJC per the international law.

The South Korean government, which is wary of such public opinion (because Korea has absolute disadvantage if the issue was brought to IJC), is focusing on conducting thorough education in Dokdo from elementary school students as well as Cyber Dokdo Military Academy.

As a result of such South Korean government's anti-Japanese education, a questionnaire survey result enrolled Korean 618 elementary school students in South Korea in 2013 showed that 530 which is 86% disliked Japan and 67% of the respondents answered the reason is that Japan claims Dokdo as their territory.

Besides, VANK's anti-Japanese education program is held every year in the whole country as a lecture on "Asahi Sun Flag is the same as Haken Kreuz of Nazis and recruitment work is same as Auschwitz" (see photo).

The relationship between VANK and the Korean government is not limited to funding. Park has been given posts by successive governments as ambassador to Seoul and a mentor to the Youth Committee of the President.

Also, big politicians such as Ban Pan Ki-Gi Moon, who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations until December 2016, became involved. VANK has expanded its power even more and is gaining political influence.