Japan - all too predictable 'history issue'

The Japanese government must wonder whether the past will ever go away. South Korea's President Roh Moo Hyun has said recently Japan has failed to settle the history issue and despite being angry over the abduction of it's citizens by the North, it should understand Koreans anger over the colonial past. The Japanese media have featured stories noting that the Foreign Ministry viewed these remarks as for domestic consumption only. That could be wishful thinking. more from the Asahi Shimbun... Still, some politicians have had a go at their own history class suggestions for their neighbor's. more from Japan Today...