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Seoul court decision reignites Japan-Korea war of memory

15 February 2021 by Nicolas Rocca

A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate 12 sex slaves of the Japanese army during occupation of the country, just as the new US administration is urging appeasement between its two regional allies. The court decision [...]

Yasukuni Shrine heats up Tokyo-Seoul tensions

10 September 2019 by Pierre Hazan

How much can the past of the Japanese occupation in Korea poison relations between Tokyo and Seoul? The Yasukuni Shrine, embodiment of a past that is still present, has since August 15 become once again the symbolic epicentre of a [...]