The Prime Minister of Japan, Naoto Kan apologized again to South Korea for Japan's "brutal colonial rule". However, unfortunately "anger still runs deep across the region" towards Japan. Apparently, rightfully so as the brutality of the Japanese surpassed even the, "documented atrocities during World War II", including experimentations on humans and massacres of civilians. Kan hoped to "address the past and build a more forward-looking relationship with South Korea", however, it appears this will take longer than he intended. Nonetheless, I appreciate Mr. Kan's attempts to make amends with the nation's former colony, despite angry civilians in nboth countries. However, it seems it will take just as long, or longer for Korea to forgive their former ruler compared to how "quickly" Germany was forgiven after the death of Hitler and Neuremburg Trials; or even how relatively soon the United States became close allies with Britain after colonization, revolution, and other wars.
Article Referenced:
Fackler, Martin. "Japan Apologizes to South Korea on Colonization". NYTimes. New York Times. 10 August 2010. Web. 29 August 2010.
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