Japan's future role depends on its ability to face the past

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Japan cannot be accorded a more significant international role until it more fully acknowledges its guilt for crimes committed in occupied Asian countries before and during World War II. New Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa was correct to admit that Japan's aggression caused the war, but this admission should be only the first sign of a new Japanese attitude toward the past. In particular, Japan must concede the moral necessity of compensating those who endured Japanese military rule, such as the 'comfort women' forced to serve as prostitutes.

Cases, World War II, 1939-1945

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Japan should pay victims: wealthy Tokyo is now able to make amends to war survivors

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Japan remains unwilling to recognize the scope of its World War II atrocities and make appropriate reparations to surviving victims. This lowers its international credibility and leaves many neighboring countries suspicious and fearful that Japan could return to its former ways. The country should extend a sincere national apology and underwrite the voluntary funds in case citizen donations prove inadequate. The waiver in the peace treaty with the Allied Powers does not eliminate the moral debt.

War crimes, Restitution

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Kim Dae Jung takes charge

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South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, who is to be inaugurated on Feb 25, 1998, is already showing signs of attempting to address the country's economic difficulties. He has sought to reassure the countries most important to South Korea, and has made it clear that South Korea is not a threat to the existence of North Korea. He was initially opposed to strict measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund, but has now accepted that these measures are necessary.

South Korea, Economic aspects, Economic policy, Kim Dae Jung

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