Sebbene il trattato riportasse il sigillo nazionale dell'Impero Coreano, l'Imperatore Sunjong si rifiutò di firmarlo come avrebbe richiesto la legge coreana. ###>The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, was made by representatives of the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire on August 22, 1910.