Against a backdrop of calls for historical accuracy, the symposium stressed a nuanced understanding of the comfort women issue's sensitive historical legacies.
In the 3rd annual International Comfort Women Symposium, scholars from the US join in debating the comfort women issue with experts from Japan and South Korea.
Russia and North Korea reached an agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership but not all is going smoothly as both sides fail to fulfill their promises.
Yasushi Chimura and his fiancee, Fukie, were cruelly abducted by agents sent by North Korea and forced to endure 24 torturous years in their captors' land.
The new policy paves the way for stronger negotiations with North Korean leaders for the return of all abductees while some of their parents are still...
Reversing his dynasty's policy on reunification, Kim Jong Un declared, "We are neither brethren nor comrades, but two belligerent countries at war."
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MediaWatch founder Byun Hee-jae says that scholarly rebuttal is the standard practice in academic debate — not weaponizing the media and law to stifle dissent.
South Korean scholars Lew Seok-Choon and Lee Wooyoun discuss shifting perceptions on the comfort women issue and the court case against Professor Lew.
In an interview, Nobukatsu Fujioka and Yumiko Yamamoto discuss J Mark Ramseyer’s new book on comfort women, recently translated into Japanese and Korean.
Rescuing the abduction victims is a race against time. A renowned expert on Japan-Korean relations explains the feasibility of three ways they could be saved.
In the face of existing and threatened global conflicts, Speaking Out argues that constitutional amendment must proceed swiftly, giving the SDF top priority.