The latest ruling must therefore be criticized not only on its violation of the principle of international law on sovereign immunity, but on the basis of...
As academics, we are used to dealing with exaggerations. We are not used to finding that the story is pure fiction. But that is the nature...
South Korea’s recent anti-Japan installation of a comfort woman statue in the German capital Berlin has sparked repercussions, and the move could result in strained...
~Despite the many issues that involve both countries, Japan has rarely expressed its stance in a proactive manner. It is time for Japan to put...
It’s a story that was covered lightly by Japanese newspapers, including the Sankei Shimbun. But the Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismiss the appeal...
A Seoul court has begun hearings on a lawsuit brought by a Vietnamese woman who is demanding the South Korean government pay damages for...
Above: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on October 16, 2020, in an exclusive interview with The Sankei Shimbun and JAPAN Forward Bookmark is a JAPAN...
The Japanese comfort women program has become a dominant symbol of an era encompassing the Asia-Pacific War. Koreans have aggressively highlighted the issue by having...
The international community now sits at the crossroads in the face of China’s heightening of tensions with the United States as it pursues hegemony in...
Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to a...
On July 2, South Korean National Assemblyman Song Young Gil, who chairs the assembly’s Foreign Policy and Unification Committee, held a press conference to announce...
There is a new book out with original source information on Korean comfort women. American Soldiers Witnessed Korean Comfort Women-”Flowers of the War” (2020) contains...