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Abe's extremism undermines Japan's interests

Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Sep 9, 2017

Abe's extremism undermines Japan's interests

by Jeff Kingston

Alas, Japan's extremists have still not given up trying to find honor in the nation's 1945 wartime defeat and and the ideology that led to it.

Japanese revisionist drivel exposed by former 'comfort woman'

Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Apr 22, 2017

Japanese revisionist drivel exposed by former 'comfort woman'

by Jeff Kingston

Lee Yong-soo's is a poignant saga of abduction from her village at age 16 and ending up on an air base in Taiwan, where she was beaten and tortured until she succumbed.

Abe's self-inflicted statue wounds fester in Seoul

Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Apr 15, 2017

Abe's self-inflicted statue wounds fester in Seoul

by Jeff Kingston

Abe face-planted by sending back Japan's ambassador to Seoul without resolving the statue issue, one that should never have been made into such a big deal in the first place.

Why is Japan's public diplomacy so utterly inept?

Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Mar 18, 2017

Why is Japan's public diplomacy so utterly inept?

by Jeff Kingston

Why does the Foreign Ministry insist on drawing attention to wartime Japan when the rest of the world is far more interested in 21st century Japan?

Abe's revisionism nets own goals at home and away

Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Mar 11, 2017

Abe's revisionism nets own goals at home and away

by Jeff Kingston

What links Osaka, Seoul, Busan and Glendale, California? Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's championing of revisionist history.

'Comfort women' demand formal apology, redress for all survivors worldwide

National Nov 4, 2016

'Comfort women' demand formal apology, redress for all survivors worldwide

by Eric Johnston

Four former "comfort women" called on the Japanese government Friday to make a formal apology and offer compensation to fellow victims in other countries, while rejecting a December agreement between Japan and South Korea that was designed to permanently settle the issue. The call came ...

National / Politics Sep 20, 2016

South Korea foundation seeks apology letter from Abe over 'comfort women'

A South Korean foundation recently launched to support former "comfort women" has asked the Japanese government for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to write a "letter of apology" to the victims, a foundation official said. Japan late last month disbursed ¥1 billion to the Reconciliation and ...

National Jun 9, 2016

South Korean activists formally launch rival 'comfort women' foundation

A South Korean civic group supporting "comfort women" on Thursday launched a foundation opposed to a landmark deal between Japan and South Korea over the long-standing issue. The Foundation for Justice and Remembrance for the Issue of Military Sexual Slavery is headed by Chi Eun ...

National / Politics May 17, 2016

Tokyo and Seoul reaffirm commitment to ¥1 billion 'comfort women' fund

by Ayako Mie

Japanese and South Korean officials say they are track toward setting up a ¥1 billion fund to assist former "comfort women."

Film depicting horrors faced by 'comfort women' for Japan army tops Korea box office

Entertainment News Mar 4, 2016

Film depicting horrors faced by 'comfort women' for Japan army tops Korea box office

A film based on the horrors experienced by "comfort women" in Japanese military brothels during World War II, whose doubtful commercial appeal meant it took 14 years and the contributions of 75,000 individual donors to complete, is top of the box office in South ...

Why the 'comfort women' statues should stay — and continue to disturb

Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Feb 3, 2016

Why the 'comfort women' statues should stay — and continue to disturb

by Karen Noll

On holiday in Hanoi, I found myself trying to explain "comfort women" to my 13-year-old son.

National / Politics Jan 18, 2016

Japan's foreign minister challenges use of 'sex slaves' term for 'comfort women'

by Reiji Yoshida

Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida argues that "comfort women" should not be described as "sex slaves," challenging widespread use of the term by Western and other media outlets.

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