📢 South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik recently spoke out against Japan’s view of history, especially over the contested Dokdo islets. History isn’t just a K-drama plot twist—it’s shaping real-world diplomacy!
🗾 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi claimed Dokdo (called Takeshima in Japan) belongs to Japan historically and under international law. In response, Woo highlighted that Japan has expanded its "territorial sovereignty exhibition hall" since 2018, adding an educational zone to shape public opinion.
🤝 For a stronger Korea-Japan relationship, Woo outlined three pillars: face the painful past honestly, boost economic cooperation, and work together for peace on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia.
🕯️ This year, South Korea will hold a memorial for Korean victims of forced labor at the Sado Island Gold Mines. Historians say thousands of Koreans were forced into heavy wartime labor under Imperial Japan.
⚖️ Woo also warned that Japan’s moves to revise its peace-focused constitution could shake East Asian peace by turning Japan into a war-capable state.
📍 Since Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonization in 1945, South Korea has controlled Dokdo with a small police unit. Many Koreans see Japan’s renewed claims as a denial of colonial history and a direct challenge to regional stability.
Stay tuned as this story unfolds in the region’s evolving diplomatic landscape. 🌏
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S Korea's speaker raises concerns about Japan's perception of history
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