Yoon’s domestic efforts on Korea-Japan issues have already demonstrated the challenges of coming up with a resolution acceptable to the South Korean public.
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...
Grossly exaggerated claims concerning the Nanjing Massacre and comfort woman controversies are faltering, and not due to lack of evidence alone.
The End Comfort Women Fraud group says the statue and textual inscription of the “Statue of Peace” run counter to the historical evidence and mislead viewers.
About 60 activists gathered, hurling tirades of condemnation and some violence at the lawful demonstration by a South Korean civic group.
Crimes happened, yes, and these were committed by unethical brokers and unscrupulous Japanese inspectors on the ground. But it is simply not true that the Japanese...
Archival research specialist Tetsuo Arima says the critics need to comprehend the source documents and set aside their political motives, before dismissing Harvard law professor Ramseyer's...
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The group seeks to correct erroneous historical narratives about the comfort women and advance peace and prosperity in East Asia by repairing bilateral ties.
Healthy international relations can only be revived by tackling the root causes of soured relations between Japan and South Korea, says the group.
Healthy international relations cannot be established unless the lies surrounding the comfort women issue are recognized by the world, the group says.
The decision stems from the new president’s pledge to reject authoritarian politics and create an environment for better communication with the public.