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● UK
Colonial example: India (duration of rule: 1857-1947)
-Main event: Massacre of hundreds of thousands of Indians who resisted colonial rule
-"It was the Holocaust, which killed millions. Because Britain thought that the only way to win was to kill all the inhabitants of the town and village. It was simple and cruel. It blocked the way. Indians were killed. The scale of the killing was kept secret. "Misra, Indian writer and historian, interviewed in the Guardian.
-No apology, no formal compensation in Britain today
● UK
Colonial example: Kenya (duration of rule: 1895–1963)
-Main events: Massacre, burial, and torture of 90,000 Kenyans who resisted colonial rule in the 1950s
-In 2013, the British government apologized to the Kenyan government in connection with the genocide and compensated more than 5,000 victims for 6 million won (about 540,000 yen) per person.
● France
Colonial example: Algeria (Ruling period: 1870–1954)
-Main event: Massacre of 1.5 million Algerians who resisted colonial rule
-"Zange (apology) is an unsuitable concept in the relationship between nations," said French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007, refusing to request an apology or compensation from the Algerian government.
-Current France has no apology, no formal compensation
● Germany
Colonial example: Namibia (Ruling period: 1884-1915)
-Main event: Slaughtered 3,000 Namibian people who resisted the German atrocities and forced 60,000 to die in the desert. 15,000 people were forcibly detained and tortured.
-In July 2016, after the German government stated that it was "preparing to apologize, but there was no monetary compensation", in May 2021 it "acknowledged moral responsibility" in the name of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We will provide financial support of 1.5 trillion won."
-Currently Germany apologizes only morally, there is no formal compensation, economic support plan (1.5 trillion won)
● United States
Colonial example: Philippines (Ruling period: 1898-1942)
-Main event: Massacre of 100,000 Filipinos who resisted colonial rule
-The media at the time reported that the phrase "all Filipinos over 10 years old were executed" was written behind US soldiers who executed Filipinos.
-No apology, no formal compensation in the US today
● Japan
Colonial example: Korea (Ruling period: 1910-1945)
-Characteristic annexation by treaty (no genocide seen in other colonies)
-1965 Compensated by Claims Agreement ($ 500 Million for Paid and Free + Private Loan)
-The Japanese side abandoned the refund request for $ 5.3 billion of Japanese assets in the Korean Peninsula
<Main compensation of the Japanese government>
1965, $ 500 million for paid and free + private loan
In 1990, 4 billion yen was provided for a treatment fund for Korean atomic bomb victims living outside Japan.
1995, equivalent to 5 million yen per person for former comfort women (Asian Women's Fund)
In 2000, 3 billion yen for the construction of a condominium (Ansan, Gyeonggi-do) for returnees of Koreans remaining in Sakhalin
In 2014, more than 5 billion yen (cumulative total) with additional support in addition to the construction of condominiums for returnees of Koreans remaining in Sakhalin
In 2015, full support for treatment costs for Korean atomic bomb victims living outside Japan began.
(Previously, the maximum number of Koreans living outside Japan is 3 million won per year)
Contribution of 1 billion yen for comfort women compensation in 2016
<Main apologies of the Japanese government>
1965, Foreign Minister Etsusaburo Shiina's statement "Deep reflection on the unfortunate past"
1982, Miyazawa discourse (apologizes for not considering South Korea in Japanese textbooks)
1983, Prime Minister Nakasone (Apologizes for unfortunate past)
1984, Emperor Showa (Apologizes for the unfortunate past)
1990, Heisei's former emperor (current emeritus) (Apologizes for the unfortunate past, "painful feelings")
1990, Prime Minister Kaifu (Apologizes for unfortunate past)
1992, Prime Minister Miyazawa (Apologizes for the unfortunate past)
1993, Hosokawa discourse (apologies for causing pain such as colonial rule)
1993, Kono Statement (Apologizes for the comfort women issue)
1995, Murayama discourse (apologies for causing pain such as colonial rule)
1998, Obuchi discourse (apologies for causing pain such as colonial rule)
2005, Koizumi discourse (apologies for causing pain such as colonial rule)
2010, Naoto Kan discourse (apologies for causing pain such as colonial rule)
2015, Prime Minister Abe (Apologizes for the comfort women issue)
* This article is a Japanese translation of a contribution by Mr. LUDA, a conservative Korean conservative fund. The Korean version has already been published in the Korean media. We are responsible for the accuracy of the translation.
2021/09/23 21:34 KST
