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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..

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 ..

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..

Korean and Japanese civic groups will join forces to urge the Shinzo Abe administration to resolve the issues of wartime forced labor and bilateral tension that have escalated since the Japanese government enacted trade restrictions against Korea. According to a coalition of 18 Korean civic groups, Tuesday, it and a coalition of civic groups from Tokyo will gather in Seoul on ..

Imports of Japanese cars and beer fell sharply in July due to the spreading boycott of Japanese products amid a trade dispute with Tokyo, data from the Korea Customs Service (KCS) showed Tuesday. According to the data, Japanese beer imports plunged 45 percent month-on-month to $4.34 million in July, while passenger car imports fell by 17.2 percent to $65.74 million from a mont..

Japan should not suppress freedom of expression Japan has invited the ire of Koreans by stifling freedom of expression in relation to a statue of a girl symbolizing victims of wartime sex slavery. This comes as Seoul-Tokyo relations are at the worst level in decades. The statue has been closed off to the public at an international art festival in Aichi Prefecture. The "Statue ..

4 out of 10 flight cancellations are bound for Japan A Korean consumer boycott of Japanese products, to protest Japan's export curbs to Korea, has expanded to the tourism sector, and a number of travelers are canceling their trips to the neighboring country. According to local website WeMakePrice (WMP), Thursday, the cancellation rate for flight tickets to Japan has risen five..

Tokyo should accept US offer for mediation South Korea's ongoing row with Japan over the latter's trade restrictions in apparent retaliation for a court ruling on wartime forced labor is entering a new phase, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would help resolve tensions between Seoul and Tokyo if the two countries needed him to do so. It is a good thing that Trump hint..