National Aug 29, 2010

Actions needed to repent for colonial rule: S. Korea

SEOUL — Ahead of the 100th anniversary of Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, South Koreans are renewing their call for Japan to truly repent for its past wrongdoings and act on its apology. In a statement issued Aug. 10, Prime Minister Naoto ...

National Jan 18, 2003

South Korean kids' four-day visit erases negative feelings for Japan

In the mind of 13-year-old Lee Dah Hyun, Japan was a "bad and egoistic" country because of its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. "Yeah, it is true I heard Japan did a lot of terrible things to us during the colonial period," said ...