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Japan cannot hide truth about wartime atrocities Japan has again come under strong criticism for distorting historical facts about its wartime atrocities. This criticism came Tuesday when the Japanese education ministry announced the results of its screening of textbooks for use by second- and third-year high school students starting in 2023. Textbook publishers were forced to delete the express..

Berlin district council takes right steps A statue of a girl symbolizing the victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery stands a high chance of becoming a permanent fixture at a public site in Berlin, Germany. On Tuesday, a Berlin district council passed a resolution seeking for the statue to be installed there permanently. The resolution called on the municipal authorities to take measures to allow..

Japan should not use trilateral summit as leverage Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has reportedly said that he will not attend a trilateral summit among South Korea, China and Japan unless Seoul changes its stance over the issue of compensation for the surviving South Korean victims of forced wartime labor. According to Kyodo News, Tokyo notified Seoul late last month that Suga would not ..

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 ..

New York summit should lay foundation for stronger ties President Moon Jaein and U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed the strong alliance between Seoul and Washington at their summit in New York City, Tuesday. As the U.S. and North Korea appear set to resume working-level negotiations on the latter's nuclear program, Moon told Trump he will support Washington to help it prod..

Abe keeps refusing to admit wartime atrocities Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe still refuses to acknowledge or apologize for atrocities his country committed during World War II. His refusal has continued since his 2012 inauguration. It is disappointing for the nationalist leader to mark Japan's surrender without expressing any regret for its shameful past. He has no intent..