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Tokyo should no longer try to distort historical facts Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shown no signs of changing his hardline stance on historical and trade disputes with South Korea. During a policy speech to a Lower House plenary session Oct. 4, he repeated his position that Seoul should keep its promise to Tokyo. His remarks certainly implied that Korea should abide..

Scholars have no right to deny wartime atrocities South Koreans are shocked again by another right-wing scholar's attempts to distort historical facts about atrocities committed by the Japanese military during World War II. During a lecture Sept. 19, sociology professor Lew Seokchoon of Yonsei University described Korean victims of wartime sex slavery for Japanese troops as a ..

Seoul should prove Tokyo violates free trade rules South Korea has decided to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Japan for its discriminatory trade measures. The decision comes 69 days after Tokyo imposed export restrictions on three key materials which are crucial for Korean companies making semiconductors and display panels. For Seoul, it is ine..

In Korea the boycott of Japanese products and services, as well as trips to the country, has continued for over a month in protest against the Shinzo Abe administration's trade restrictions. Protests against the Japanese government and boycotts of Japanese companies have happened in the past when there were disputes over history, but this time it seems the movement is stronger..