The Yoon government is seeking a resolution of the wartime labor issue but has...

Kenji Yoshida
Kenji Yoshida is a translator and staff writer at JAPAN Forward. Fluent in Japanese, Korean, and English, he has translated and edited several books. He holds a degree in Government from the College of William and Mary.
"My position on the comfort women issue is predicated on historical evidence and...
Author and historian Kim says history distortion stokes anti-Japan sentiment and discusses how South...
It's "time to act" stressed Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike at COP27. Tangible and intangible...
INTERVIEW | Soft Power Diplomacy or Sharp Power Invasion? The Dark Side of China's Foreign Influence
Using China's foreign influence, Beijing seeks to absorb South Korea into its orbit and...
Hata provides an objective dissent on orthodox views of comfort women in Korea while...
The decision ignored vigorous local and international concerns over social divisiveness and factual inaccuracies...
"To enter directly into the conflict in Ukraine would be tantamount to starting World...
After being caught off guard and flip-flopping on the statue's status, German officials appear...
“The statues have nothing to do with peace," explained South Korean scholar Lee Wooyoun,...
“My people and the international community…are being deceived by such malicious propaganda.” — Kim...
The End Comfort Women Fraud group says the statue and textual inscription of...