Speaking at the Foreign Press Club in Tokyo to discuss the end of the Asian Women’s Fund, Sejong University professor Park Yu-ha pointed out that Koreans, too, needed to accept responsibility for the comfort women [YTN, Korean].
Park said, “It’s a fact that Koreans, too, were involved in the process of mobilizing comfort women. I think the responsibility for that wrongdoing surely rests with Korea, too.”
In particular, he she said one Korean comfort women he she interviewed said she was sold into it by her stepfather, and she said she hated her stepfather even more than the Japanese military.
He She also said the comfort women weren’t a uniquely Japanese phenomenon, and that research has appeared indicating that the ROK Army ran comfort brigades during the Korean War.
He She added that he she understood Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s statement that the Japanese military did not coerce—in the narrow sense of the word—women into the comfort stations, and that it was unfortunate that many people took his statement as meaning there were no comfort women at all.
He She also made clear that in talking about Korea’s responsibility for the comfort women, he she did not mean to minimize Japan’s wrongdoing, but by realizing the role of Koreans in the comfort women issue, Korean criticism of Japan would change.
Park—who teaches Japanese Literature—has written some pretty interesting stuff (much of it in the Naeil Shinmun) that probably deserves translation. If I weren’t in Gyeongju at the moment, I’d probably do some of it up now. If you read Korean (or read Japanese and make use of the automatic translation programs at Enjoy Japan, etc.), here’s one link of him her discussing the comfort women and nationalism in Japan and Korea [Naeil Shinmun, Korean], and here’s a column written by him her on the controversy surrounding Yoko Kawashawa Watkins’s So Far from the Bamboo Grove [Naeil Shinmun, Korean].
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His take on things seems very balanced. (I don’t know why this topic has to be all or nothing for some people; for the most part, few issues are.) At least in some cases, there were Koreans involved in recruiting comfort women in particular and selling out their own people in general. Considering the poverty and general misery of the period, some women may have worked out of sheer desperation (or were encouraged to do so by family, etc.)
It doesn’t diminish the terrible actions of the Japanese colonial authorities at all by acknowledging that some Koreans were actively involved in the system. The Japanese initiated the occupation, eventually decided to use Koreans for labor, and either encouraged or acquiesced to Koreans being coerced to serve. The main blame lies with them, no matter how Abe might try to spin things for domestic consumption.
An intelligent, reasonable profesor who doesn’t tow the nationalist line, or write racist comic books. A refreshing change. I just hope he isn’t demonised in the korean press.
It seems to be the, bigots are tolerated and protected whilst those who are reasonable, intelligent and balanced thinkers can cop flak.
Park Yu-ha is a woman. So its a “she”. Both of her books are translated in Japanese and especialy her new book which was published early this year was the best read for me in this 10years.
The title of the book is “For reconciliation 「和解のために」”.
I respect her very much. She is realy an inteligent and brave person.
Thank you for clarifying that. It is a sad state of affairs sometimes that in order to be intelliegent one also requires courage. The world needs more people like HER
i’m surprised she hasn’t been demonized right out of a job yet. interesting that she’s a woman-that may soften the blows.
Sejong University is a hotbed of pro-Japanese sentiment. It was founded in 1940, during the colonial period, and is staffed by traitors to the Korean nation.
Gender corrected.
This is not something I would find hard to believe. While there were brave independence fighters such as Dosan Ahn Chang-ho(one of my favorite “heroes”) and Doma Ahn Joong-geun, there were also the “common” people who submitted to the Japanese rule without resistance and tried to make a living under the imposed environment. There are also those who would further cross the line to indulge in some of the… morally bankrupt policies of the Japanese colonial government, and I’d say this is one of those cases.
And those people are often referred to as “chin-il-pa”, or “Japanese collaborators”. If you ask me, it’s a bit too late to shift blame and responsibility to these individuals, however shameful they were. On the other hand, what they did should be acknowledged and should be taught to our(Korean) children. In such times, there are bound to be heroes such as Ahn Joong-geun who deserve praise as exemplaries, but there are also those who deserve pity and shame, and if one can be so magnanimous, understanding and sympathy(only in the sense that an environment that could catalyze such grievous acts were imposed on them).
Oh, and I forgot about one thing, I don’t hink this expiates Japan in any way with regards to comfort women. What’s been done is done, and I just think it’s totally lame that Abe would go to such length to deny the past.
MrMao, if Sejong University being founded during Japanese colonial rule raises concerns about it being ‘pro-Japanese’, people had better be careful about Seoul National University as it is what remains of one of the old ‘Imperial Universities’ of Japan.
They’re next.
my problem wih this kind of stuff is that people will use what the prof wrote as proof that koreans are really the ones who were responsible for comfort women. korean involvement and japanese involvement are not equal since the situation was created by japan and not korea.
as for the prof being brave, sure she’s brave, but if she loses her job, she shouldn’t be surprised. i wonder what would happen here if some professor promoted the idea that blacks too were responsible for black slavery?
it’s interesting the expat insists koreans acknowlegde the role koreans had with comfort women but won’t insist the same from blacks.
i’m just looking for consistancy.
btw, bringing this up during a time when the japanese pm is running around calling little old ladies lying whores is simply an attempt to mitigate what the a**hole’s saying.
the issues of korean involvement and japanese involvement are not equal and cannot share the same stage at this time.
‘They’re next.’ mr mao
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Pawi, blacks were and are partially responsible for slavery. Just ask Bill Cosby. What the good Professor is stating is some of the blame falls upon Korea. I think Korea drags itself down by harping on this subject; it’s lost its importance.
No black slave sold himself or herself. No black slave got paid for his or her labor. Korean comfort women got paid many times as much as Japanese military officers did. Most of the Korean comfort women volunteered to do so while some of them were cheated by pimps or sold by their parents.
Abe has NEVER EVER called little old ladies lying whores.
Pawi,
“as for the prof being brave, sure she’s brave, but if she loses her job, she shouldn’t be surprised. i wonder what would happen here if some professor promoted the idea that blacks too were responsible for black slavery?”
Not a lot I would think, since its generally accepted historical fact, that balcks are partly responsible. Firstly, black africans have themselves historically participated in slavery. Secondly, and more specifically related to blacks in america, local black african tribal leader were frequently the ones who captured slaves in inter-tribal disputes, and sold them to white slave traders on the west coast. Accordingly, they are in part at least directly responsible, as participants,in the slave trade.
The Oxford University Press of 1994 states that quote, “The institution of slavery had indeed been practiced from time immemorial. It existed in all the ancient civilizations of Asia, Africa, Europe, and pre-Columbian America. It had been accepted and even endorsed by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as other religions of the world”
The point is that acknowledging historical fact in no way excuses the white europeans for their key role in the purchase, capture, shipping and sale of these unfortunate victims.
In the same way acknowledging, as Park does the korean “contribution” to the comfort women does not excuse the key Japanese role in the affair.
One of the issues to refelct on, is that morals change over history. For much of history, slavery was accepted practise, so how much should we judge those who by the standards of the day were behaving within accepted societal norms?
The Britsh for example share some same for their role in the slavery trade on the african west coast, and yet societal changes in later led to not only the abolishment of slavery in Britain but to the British Navy’s active interdiction in preventing the trans atlantic slave trade by other nations. Thus leading to the anomaly whereby the British can be simultaneously ashamed of their early contribution, whilst proud of their later contribution to end the shamfeful trade. Accordingly, this leads to the thought that whilst one should acknowledge the shameful aspects of ones history, and learn not to repeat them; exactly when should we cease to take the blame for the actions of our ancestors who are long dead.
Obviously, the comfort women issue is very different in the sense that, it is very recent history, with both victims and perpetrators still very much alive.
One of the points that this professor raised is important.
Korean had comfort women system with or without Japanese rule.
tocchin,
maybe no black sold himself or herself, but most certainly blacks sold other blacks into slavery.
Arghaeri, Right you are!
Arghaeri said ” Slavery existed in all ancient civilizations of Asia,—” Wrong. In Korea more than 20% of the population had been slaves called “nobi” until a government appointed by Japan abolished the slavery in 1893.
It is interesting to see the Korean reaction to the fact korea had the similar system during Korean War.(The fact was pointed out earlier by another Korean professor.)
Are they going go street and demonstrate against Korean government, see to it that the fund will be set up, and the US congress will pass the resolution to condemn it and call the person who states the historical fact a holocaust denier ? or are they going to be blind to the crimes just like some of the people who would attack the crime so vehemently when it comes to Japan? If the latter, are they really concerned about the victim, or are they just expressing the hatred toward Japan?
Japan set up the fund and apologized.
Korea had the similar system with or without Japanese rule.
Nothing has been done to atone for it.
Being self-critical will surely change the way rational people criticize others. I think that is one of her points .
MrMao: “Sejong University is a hotbed of pro-Japanese sentiment. It was founded in 1940, during the colonial period, and is staffed by traitors to the Korean nation.”
Right you are, historically, although that is something most around town would like to forget. But a well-known Japanese Professor at Sejong (now a Korean citizen) is so anti-Japanese on the Tokdo issue that your ‘hotbed’ theory would seem to have gone out the window.
ponta, i’m going to ask you again:
where’s the evidence sonagi asked for? where’s the proof of your statement that most of those who abducted korean women were korean pimps? i noticed you avoided that one. did you make it up or do you feel your thoughts constitute proof.
this is now the seventh time you’ve been asked to back up that statement.
keep up the good work, ponta. your efforts do the korean people a great service!
“my problem wih this kind of stuff is that people will use what the prof wrote as proof that koreans are really the ones who were responsible for comfort women. korean involvement and japanese involvement are not equal since the situation was created by japan and not korea.”
You’re right that some people will do that. In truth, the Japanese were largely to blame. However, it is important that the whole truth is acknowledged. I actually think recognizing this makes Korean arguments stronger, not weaker.
“it’s interesting the expat insists koreans acknowlegde the role koreans had with comfort women but won’t insist the same from blacks.”
Actually, as others’ comments would suggest, many expats realize that blacks were involved in the slave trade. Like Japan’s occupation of Korea, the slave trade wouldn’t have worked without some people willing to sell out - in this case, literally sell - their own.
“btw, bringing this up during a time when the japanese pm is running around calling little old ladies lying whores is simply an attempt to mitigate what the a**hole’s saying.”
I don’t think he’s really called them that and I don’t kow if raising the issue is an attempt to mitigate Abe. If people are to understand the issue, shouldn’t they be able to see the complete picture? I’m sure most people, if given the whole story and left to figure it out for themselves, could come to reasonable conclusions.
“the issues of korean involvement and japanese involvement are not equal and cannot share the same stage at this time.”
They are not equal, and the Japanese military authorities bear a far greater burden of responsibility than the Koreans who sided with them. However, this doesn’t mean the role of some Koreans in this period should be swept under the rug and forgotten.
In addition to this one professor, hasn’t the Roh administration initiated an investigation of the occupation era, in the name of truth and reconcilliation?
I have read a Nigerian history textbook;it openly and clearly admits African involvement with slavery.
Korea has had the similar system with or without Japanese rule.
Japan acknowledged she was to blame, she apologized and set up the fund.
Korea has done none to atone for it;ironically, it is Korea who has been playing the major role in keeping blaming Japan, with no word for sympathy for what Korean people call “western whores” and women like “Chang”
http://imdb.com/title/tt0401312/plotsummary
with no word for blaming a bad guy like “Nabbeun Namja”
http://blogcritics.org/archive.....160716.php
pawikirogi
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I have answered your question on another thread, if you have counterargument, or if you have the statistics, I’ll listen.
Tocchin,
“Arghaeri said ” Slavery existed in all ancient civilizations of Asia,—” Wrong. In Korea more than 20% of the population had been slaves called “nobi” until a government appointed by Japan abolished the slavery in 1893.”
I did not say it, I quoted a source that said it. You, say that quote is wrong, and yet make no case whatsoever, instead giving an example of slavery in asia, how on earth does that prove slavery in asia is wrong, and exactly what relevance is Japans abolishment of same in relativley modern times to the existence of same in ancient times.
Sejong University must be burned to the ground and all of the Japanese loving staff imprisoned. I call for noble Korean citizens to eradicate this disgrace to the Korean nation.
MrMao, you had better defect to North Korea where
you would feel much more comfortable.
“Sejong University must be burned to the ground and all of the Japanese loving staff imprisoned. I call for noble Korean citizens to eradicate this disgrace to the Korean nation.”
Not the best way to treat academics - or expression in general - in a free and democratic society. Fortunately, most Koreans would concur.
I think most Koreans would not agree with Mr. Mao’s take on the issue, in case I wasn’t clear the first time.
“Sejong University must be burned to the ground and all of the Japanese loving staff imprisoned. I call for noble Korean citizens to eradicate this disgrace to the Korean nation.”
I think MrMao is kidding. Er…well…maybe…You ARE kidding, right?
In anycase, the family that had collaborated with the Japanese oh-so-long-ago has been removed.
“In anycase, the family that had collaborated with the Japanese oh-so-long-ago has been removed.”
Exactly. Ewha’s founder Helen Kim is a controversial figure, and other schools - Sungshin Women’s U, to name just one - were founded during the occupation period. I’ve never gotten the slightest impression - from faculty or students at either school - that there is much in the way of love for the Japanese. Far from it.
Bizarre silence about Korean crimes against Korean women during Korean War, around A-town among “regular” apologists…….
Shes not going to lose her job. Public reaction towards her statements isnt really hostile. A lot of Koreans actually agree with her. A few months ago a Seoul National University professor stated on public tv that certain Koreans should not use this issue to increase anti Japanese sentiment. Did the Korean public scream bloody murder for his statements? No, the public generally supported him. Again some of you are assuming that Koreans revel in anti Japanese sentiment. Its what the Japanese want you to believe in order to make Korean claims less credible(an obvious case of ad hominem). But this is simply not the case, they(Koreans) just want justice and some national dignitiy for her people. Sadly certain people fall easily to this trap. Ponta being one of them.
“No black slave sold himself or herself. No black slave got paid for his or her labor. Korean comfort women got paid many times as much as Japanese military officers did. Most of the Korean comfort women volunteered to do so while some of them were cheated by pimps or sold by their parents.”
Wrong, blacks sold blacks. Captured enemies were rounded up and sold for a profit to Europeon slavers. Does this diminish any guilt on the Europeon party for simply buying the slaves? No it does not. Should all blame go towards Africans? Heck no. This is like someone giving you a stolen credit card, and you using the stolen credit card to buy stuff. You might not be the theif who stole the credit card, but you are the theif who used it. The same is true with slavery and comfort women. Most of the blame lies on the Japanese side. They were the ones responsible for creating the environement, setting up the brothels, maintaing them and recruiting women threw a variety of different means(a large number of them truly deplorable).
Ponta: You constantly fail to make logical statements with any concrete proof. Koreans did have prostitution before Japanese arrival and to tell you the truth just about every single country in the world had prostitution. You have answered none of our questions and you always avoid doing so. Instead your typical tactic is to somehow shift blame on the Koreans. African slaves were paid with food, housing and medicine. Roman gladiators and Roman slaves were given small sums of money so that they could later buy themselves out of slavery. Do you honestly think money determines slavery? Promising someone a job as a nurse or as a cleaning lady only to send them off to a far off country(where you cannot escape) and then throwing them into prostitution is obviously sexual slavery. Kidnapping a young girl and sending her off to some military camp is another example. Even if a Korea pimp sold someone into slavery, the blame lies mostly on the the Japanese government for buying and using those sexual slaves(remember my credit card analogy). As well as the Japanese government for supporting and paying Korean pimps(thus making Korean pimps richer and more numerous). Blame resides primarily on the Japanese. No matter how much you twist or distort the facts, Japan is clearly responsible.
I agree with pawikirogi you are doing your side a diservice by refusing to answer questions or provide proof. In the end you are only making your side look even less credibile. Your counter arguments are even more elementary and weak then your arguments. Each year hundreds of people are kidnapped in Japan. One of the most memorable cases was when some sick pervert in Japan kidnapped a 10 year old and then proceeded to rape and lock her up in his house for 10 years. So according to your logic, Japan has absolutely NO RIGHT whatsover to ask the North Korean government to return Japanese abductees because Japan is a haven for kidnappings. And because the Japanese government has yet to apologize to its own people over these kidnappings. I cant take you seriously. If you think the world works like this then I feel sorry for you.
Park Yu-ha for President!
VG866
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I repeat: Japan was mostly to blame.
No matter how much Japanese police regulated brokers,( most of whom I claimed to be Korean in the peninsula, )whether illegal brothels were closed or not, it is a fact some women were living in miserable condition, and Japan was to blame for it.
It is only that some of you do not want to admit that Japan acknowledged she was wrong, she apologized, and set up the fund.
At the same time, it is a fact that,
Korea has had the similar system with or without Japanese rule and Korea has not faced the fact, has not apologized, has not set up the fund while keeping blaming Japan who has already apologized.
VG866 wrote:
“they(Koreans) just want justice and some national dignity for her people. ”
Huh?
What happened to the ex-comfort women
who were pressured from Korean nationalists to reject the fund from Japanese government?
What happened to comfort women during Korean war/ around A-town, and what is happening to Korean women who have been trafficked by Korean pimps as ever?
VG866 wrote
“Ponta: You constantly fail to make logical statements with any concrete proof. ”
Before Japanese rule:
Korea had a slave system in which a woman was forced to be a rented wife:
http://www.swop-usa.org/news/KoreaCamptownPros.php
During Japanese rule:
Korean pimps recruited Korean women into brothels deceptively or forcibly.
(I claimed that most of the pimps involved were Korean, citing statistics, and testimonies, and other indirect evidences, if you have counter argument, I am willing to listen.
http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/.....ment-76255
As a side note, again, it does not mean Japan was not blame, she was to blame, hence, she apologized)
after Japanese rule
During Korean war, Korean troop had the same system as Japanese comfort station.
http://www.ohmynews.com/articl.....code=67635
Around A-town, “U.S. military-oriented prostitution in Korea is not simply a matter of women walking the streets and picking up U.S. soldiers for a few bucks. It is a system that is sponsored and regulated by two governments, Korean and American” (Sex among allies, Katharine H. S. Moon)
“South Korea is primarily a country of destination, but it is also a country of origin and transit for trafficking in women and children.”
http://www.protectionproject.org/sko.doc.
If you want to other “proofs”, feel free to ask me; I am willing to present more documents.
I am afraid you are either deceived by Korean media if you are not informed of the facts above, or you just don’t want to see it.
And the reaction to that?
“Japan is worse!!!!”
Ponta, the point of your argument is to shift blame over to the Koreans. If that isnt it then what is it? You can deny it all you want but then what are you arguing about? Remember my credit card analogy? Blame resides primarily on the person who used the stolen credit card. Koreans would accept Japanese apologies if and only if the Japanese government keeps her word. If Abe is so sorry then why did he cause this ruckus in the first place with his remarks? Why was he part of an organization whos mission was to white wash history and reverse the 1993 apology? Why did Abe defy freedom of speech when he censored and removed content from a TV special on comfort women(he removed testimony from the comfort women themselves). Do you honestly think the world is as simple as apology = all problems solved. Especially when they constantly contradict their apologies or insult the victims by paying respect to those directly responsible for warcrimes.
Now then this brings me to my main point. Did you bother to read anything I wrote? First id like to ask you where the evidence that most of comfort women were forced by Korean pimps? And even if this were the case(unlikely) who was it that funded, supported and made these people commit these atrocities. No one is denying that prostitution existed in Korea before and after Japanese imperialism. For example you bring out a link that shows that slavery existed before Japanese occupation(obvious fact that all Koreans know and is even shown on Korean dramas) and that Korea still has prostitutes in modern times(which is hardly news at all). So tell me, what are you trying to point with stating the obvious? Do you really consider this evidence or an attempt to smear a country? If it is evidence then how exactly does this prove anything. All your links and supposed evidence has nothing to do with the comfort women that existed during Japanese occupation. Comfort women being those who were tricked and forced into military brothels and repeatedly each day by Japanese troops.
The Korean media is more credible and informed then the Japanese media. Dont you think its a little bit odd that just about every single non Japaneses media outlet and university professor(certain Japanese professors agree with the comfort women side) and human rights organizations disagree with the Japanese side when it comes to comfort women? Im talking about professors and historians with decades of experience. Do you honestly think that Japanese right wingers who drive big black vans and claim that Nanking never existed is more credible then some of the worlds greatest historians and professors? Give me a break. Anyways i read your post a second time and I havent really found anything that constitutes evidence. In fact the whole purpose of your post was to simply mention that prostitutes exists today and in the past(so obvious). Rape exists in Japan(past, present and certainly the future) so if we go by your logic(the same logic as your prostitution past and present) the Japanese are clearly guilty of large scale rape.
VG866
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The problem is you don’t want to see the problem. The problem is that many women were exploited by men, troops, war.
I don’t shift the blame.
Japan was to blame, Japan was blamed and Japan apologized, set up the fund.
Korea has committed the same crime she does not blame herself.
You show incredible insensitivity towards the victims of Korea women by Korean brokers, and Korean society and government.
It is now evident that some of you want to use this issue just to excercise the culture of the hatred rather than help the victim.
That is Korean national dignity, isn’t it?—for some reason , I kind of expected it, but I hope the perception will change, for the sake of Korea.
If you’re not shifting blame then what exactly are you doing? Japan is to blame and Japan is rightfully blamed although its not the Japanese government who compensates former comfort women. Another attempt by the Japanese government to avoid responsibility and to save face. Korea hasn’t committed the same crime. The Japanese government was responsible for whatever coercion or intimidation that occured. They were the ones who paid, supported and allowed Korean pimps to enslave women. In some cases they were under direct orders to do so.
Most war documents were burnt by the Japanese when the war ended. Some of these documents managed to survive although they are well hidden. And now there is direct evidence that the Japanese government coerced women into prostitution with cooperation of the military police. German based journalist Taichiro Kajimura has managed to uncover war documents that prove not only coercion but also direct orders from the Japanese government. The military forced women into prostitution, those who resisted where arrested and eventually forced. Those who tried to quit or leave were also arrested. Sounds like slavery to me.
http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/403507
So what do you Japan apologists have to say about this? What excuse will Abe make this time? Abe was already humiliated back in 1993 when evidence of Japans involvement with brothels and sex slavery was proven. Thanks to Yoshiaki Yoshimi.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03.....mp;ei=5070
And now in 2007 Abe is humiliated once again thanks to Taichiro Kajimura. Its only a matter of time before Honda passes his comfort women resolution through the US congress which will further humiliate Abe and his right wing cronies. Can the Japanese government continue to deny this without embarrassing themselves even further.
An interesting fact for all you Yasukuni supporters: Apparently, you can be enshrined at Yasukuni by simply forcing women into prostitution. No need to die for your country, no need to fight at all. Nope, all you need to do is enslave women. Im pretty sure the japanese public is very proud of the fact their loved ones enshrined at Yasukuni share the same spot and honor as pimps, mass murderers, rapists and war criminals.
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Culture of hatred? No, its quite obvious that the Japanese government is acting in such a way that promotes hatred amongst her victims. Thats the difference. Japan punched Korea in the face. Then when Korea asked Japan why? Japan apologizes then spits on Koreas face. Korea wipes the spit off his face and is annoyed but Japan claims that he already apologized and then spits on Korea again thus annoying Korea even further. This somewhat explains the current situation. If you honestly think Korea is at fault here then you really need to study history and lay off the pro Japan bias.
Hello, my name is Seo Hee Park. I’m a Korean student at the International school in Bratislava. In Geography class, I had a chance to research about the ‘Comfort Women’ problem. One of the requirements of the research was to interview other people. And I hope you hope you will have time to answer to my questions.
Who do you think is responsible for this problem? Japan or other nations?
1) In general, what do you think about this tragic event?
2) How is it related to the present, and what are the impacts of the conflict?
3) Would it have negative impacts on the relationship between Korea and Japan? Why or why not?
4) In your opinion, do you think it is right for those women to demand for an apology from the Japanese government, which didn’t exist when the conflict started and ended?
Why or Why not?
5) Why do you think that Koreans didn’t know about this conflict for a long time, and still raged about it?
6) What are the reasons that the Japanese government refused to state an official apology in your opinion? What are the factors that Japan has that affects the response to the conflict?
7) What is your response for irresponsible response or no official response of the Japanese government?
9) European and U. S. government officially demanded Japan’s apology and compensation. Do you think they have made right choice?
10) Is this the problem beyond the two nations (Korea and Japan)? How has it expanded to an international problem and how has it influenced the reputation of some countries?
And if you have any other good information that is not part of the answer to the questions, please don’t hesitate to add it to the response. I will really appreciate and will be thankful to receive your response.
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