In a liberal democracy, we should debate, not demonize, our opponents. You're invited to join an online event on June 2, "Comfort Women Scholars On Trial."
Professor Lew Seok-choon is facing charges of defaming former comfort women during a classroom debate, but the prosecution has failed to provide evidence.
South Korea has had tortured relations with Pyongyang and Tokyo. The author discusses them and offers suggestions on some complex factors behind the problem.
Predictions are that the core of this historical confrontation will shift as South Koreans take a fresh look at North Korea's role. Will Tokyo follow?
In "Comfort Women: The North Korean Connection," Waseda U's Tetsuo Arima and Harvard Law's J Mark Ramseyer expose how Pyongyang is driving the historical lie.
The group seeks to correct erroneous historical narratives about the comfort women and advance peace and prosperity in East Asia by repairing bilateral ties.
Overseas attackers use the comfort women as cover for their campaigns against academic freedom. They do not care about the comfort women themselves.
Criminal charges are filed against a sociology professor for his class discussion about the Japanese colonial period and its effect on South Korea’s development.
Professor Lew Seok-choon of Yonsei University in Seoul is under criminal investigation for libel and other charges for his lecture last September 19 where he said...