OSAKA ¨C Leaders of Japan¡¯s Korean community welcomed the election of Moon Jae-in as South Korea¡¯s next president, saying the victory offers a chance to rebalance and reform Japan¡¯s often contentious relationship with its Asian neighbor.
But they noted a host of thorny problems related to Japan¡¯s wartime history in Korea, such as the issue of Korean ¡°comfort women,¡± remain, meaning it could be a while before solid progress becomes visible.
¡°Moon has emphasized the importance of dialogue with Japan, and we hope he will re-establish it,¡± said Kwak Jin Woong, director of the Osaka-based Korea NGO Center. ¡°But there are still lots of outstanding problems between Japan and South Korea that will take time to be resolved.¡±
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