South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday emphasized the importance of cultivating future-oriented ties with Japan to help overcome unresolved historical issues between the Asian neighbors as he made his first Liberation Day speech since taking office.Yoon has expressed a willingness to improve relations that have been strained for years following a ruling by South Korea's top court that ordered Japanese firms to compensate people for unpaid labor during the colonial era."When Korea-Japan relations move toward a common future," it will "also help us solve the historical problems that e…READ FULL ARTICLE
