Nobuko Araki's Archives
【#1015】Protect Cultural Assets to Prevent South Korean Thefts
February 20, 2023 On February 1, South Korea’s Daejeon High Court reversed a lower court ruling, rejecting a South Korean temple’s ownership of a Buddhist statue that had been stolen from a Japane...
【#1003】Japan Should Not Shoulder Unreasonable Responsibility
January 23, 2023 South Korea earlier this month announced a proposal for a government-affiliated foundation to pay compensation on behalf of two Japanese companies ordered by the South Korean Supr...
【#967】Don’t Forget Unidentified Japanese Abducted by North Korea
September 20, 2022 On September 17, 2002, then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited Pyongyang and then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il admitted and apologized for North Korea’s abduct...
【#948】Japan Should Uphold Principles in Dealing with South Korea
July 25, 2022 How would Japan-South Korea relations be in the wake of the recent South Korean government change? I would like to consider the question while reviewing the history of bilateral rela...