Reference News, August 14 report - According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on August 13, a survey released on the same day in South Korea shows that despite the country's liberation from Japanese colonial rule 80 years ago, more than 70% of South Koreans believe that the legacy issues of Japan's colonial rule over the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945 still exist.
The survey, which interviewed 1,000 South Korean citizens and 850 descendants of independence activists, found that 70.9% of respondents believe that the legacy issues of Japanese colonial rule have not been resolved. The survey was commissioned by the organization "Gwangbokhoe," representing independence activists and their descendants, and was conducted from August 1 to 7 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of South Korea's independence from Japanese colonial rule.
When considering only the descendants of independence activists, 78% of the respondents believed that the legacy issues of the colonial rule still exist.
Measures to resolve the legacy issues of Japanese colonial rule include listing collaborators with the Japanese colonial government as pro-Japanese individuals and seizing assets they obtained or their descendants own.
The survey showed that 71.8% of ordinary citizens and 83.1% of descendants of independence activists believe that South Korea should eliminate the legacy of colonial history, even though it is too late.
The report stated that when asked what was most needed to improve relations between South Korea and Japan, 30.5% of respondents said that Japan should make a sincere apology for its wartime history, followed by 17.1% of respondents who called for joint research and educational activities to prevent historical distortion. (Translated by Ma Dan)
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