"No one has bothered to verify these exaggerations and demagoguery" — Chosun Ilbo reporter on historical misrepresentation at Seodaemun Independence Park.
In a peculiar case grounded in the absence of reason, South Korean prosecutors have pursued Japanese activist Nobuyuki Suzuki for "defamation" for 10 years.
The opposition in South Korea won the election by attacking the ruling party as "pro-Japanese." Despots in China, Russia, and North Korea would welcome that.
The President's party lost 6 seats but the opposition didn't gain a parliamentary supermajority. How will this affect South Korea and Yoon's ability to govern?
Under increasing threat from Pyongyang, South Korea is thinking about possessing nuclear weapons. The subject has been taboo in Japan, but will that change?
The South Korean government and civic group VANK closely align on Takeshima and other "history" issues as they use cyber "diplomacy" to try to change history.
MediaWatch founder Byun Hee-jae says that scholarly rebuttal is the standard practice in academic debate — not weaponizing the media and law to stifle dissent.
In an interview, Nobukatsu Fujioka and Yumiko Yamamoto discuss J Mark Ramseyer’s new book on comfort women, recently translated into Japanese and Korean.
South Korea must adhere to its agreements or lose international trust. It must recognize those parties out to destroy the foundations of Japan-Korea relations.
South Korea nominated Cho Tae-yul as foreign minister. He is a shrewd politician like Yoko Kamikawa and China wants to keep them from forging a strong...
Relations are better between Japan and South Korea but for an enduring partnership the two must overcome historical issues and the 2018 radar lock-on dispute.
The author analyzes how poverty was at the root of the comfort women issue and explains why resolving the diplomatic issue requires acknowledging this fact.