"The best solution to resolving historical disputes is by promoting the facts" — Hwang Uiwon, editor-in-chief of MediaWatch, at the wartime labor history forum.
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The wartime labor settlement only presents a band-aid solution. After all, the next South Korean government could dredge the whole dispute back up again.
If South Korea continues to distort historical facts, and Japan continues to bow down when falsely accused, an unhealthy relationship may well continue.