JoongAng Daily, March 3, 2005
Marking the 86th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, President Roh Moo-hyun demanded yesterday that the Japanese government offer apologies and further compensation to its Korean victims.
No Korean president has made such a demand since Japan paid compensation when the two countries restored diplomatic relations in 1965.
"Korea and Japan have a common destiny to open the future of Northeast Asia. But guaranteeing the future of the two countries requires something more than judicial and political advancement of their relationship," Mr. Roh said at the Yu Gwan-sun Memorial Hall in Seoul. "What is needed are the sincere efforts of the Japanese government and people. They will have to find out the truth of the past and make apologies and compensation, if necessary."
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Upcoming election in South Korea maybe?
