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Japan should compromise to mend ties with Korea President Moon Jae-in has made a conciliatory gesture toward Japan to mend soured ties with Tokyo. In a nationally televised speech marking the March 1 Independence Movement Day, he said that Korea was ready to discuss strengthening cooperation with Japan. However, it is hard to expect a breakthrough any time soon because the Asian neighbor shows n..

Korean independence fighter's grandson ends archive donation talks with Harvard over professor's comfort women claim A grandson of a renowned Korean independence fighter said Thursday that he had sent a letter to Harvard University's president to end any discussions about donating his historical archives due to a professor's article depicting Japan's wartime sexual slavery as voluntary prostitut..

Lee Yong-soo, a surviving victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, has called on the Korean government to bring the issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), saying that the Japanese government has been ignoring a local court's ruling, which ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 12 Korean victims. Her request follows the publishing of a controversial paper by Harvard L..

US scholar backed by Japanese firm twists historical facts A controversy has arisen over a Harvard University professor's paper on Japan's wartime sex slavery. In an academic journal, he claimed that “comfort women were prostitutes,” something a right-wing Japanese newspaper then gave prominent coverage to. It is truly appalling and unacceptable that the professor insulted the former sex slaves,..

South Korean victims of wartime sexual enslavement won their first legal victory Friday against the Japanese government in a landmark ruling. The Seoul Central District Court ordered Tokyo to make financial reparations of 100 million won (US$91,300) each to 12 "comfort women" who were dragged away from their homes and forced to work in front-line military brothels for Japanese soldiers during Wo..

Seoul, Tokyo should make efforts to restore relations Japan has decided to return a South Korean-made statue symbolizing "comfort women" to an art exhibition in Nagoya after its abrupt withdrawal drew a strong backlash from artists around the world. The decision, although late, is a step in the right direction. It proves that an earlier decision to withdraw the statue from the..

Book shows haunting legacy of colonialism A controversy is swirling over a book written by Korean scholars to provide "alternative" views about wrongdoings Japan committed against Koreans during its occupation of the country. The book, titled "Anti-Japanese Tribalism," is now one of the best-selling books in South Korea. According to Kyobo Bookstore, the country's largest book..