Making Amends?

I know I'm a little behind the headlines with this one, but this seems to be a small step toward a meaningful resolution of one of the worst chapters in the history of the Japanese occupation of Korea, i.e. forcing Korean "comfort women" into sexual slavery. Prime Minister Abe had previously denied any evidence that women had been forced to engage in sex during the occupation... and then admitted that there might be some evidence... and then withdrew that statement. Although Abe's comments of a couple days ago fall short of a true apology (as my friend Ja-young said, she would love to have seen it in Japanese in order to understand that subtleties involved in what he actually said), it is definitely a step in the right direction. I am by no means an expert about this piece of colonized Korea's history, but I am aware that it is still one of the chief reasons for resentment of Japan in Korea. At any rate, one can only hope that further reconciliation can be reached and that someday the crimes of the past can be acknowledged for the disgusting acts of inhumanity that they were.