Koreans and Japanese need to overcome the past and join hands to meet the challenges of the future. Currently, the ball is in South Korea and...
South Korea funded a foundation to promote its anti-Japan historical perspective, and Japan should counter this with its own research institute.
Far from being dragged into forced labor, wartime workers from the Korean Peninsula were paid the same as the Japanese, with bonuses and contract renewal incentives.
Japan should not let South Korea’s lies block the World Heritage Site listing of the Tokugawa-era industrial site.
The role of the Tokyo-based Industrial Heritage Information Center is to provide accurate primary sources and testimonies. We have no intention of changing this principle.
Many Westerners have been led to believe one side of the story. They owe both nations and their people more objectivity.
“Instead of pointing out those errors, we think it is important to release primary materials,” says the Center’s director, hoping individuals will take time to consider...