History Is Not Just the Past. It’s the Proof of Today’s Fragility.

In the age of climate summits, AI diplomacy, and fragile democracies, we must not forget the unfinished business of historical justice.

Yes — Japan colonized Korea. Not attempted. Achieved. Intensely. Violently. Systematically.

From 1910 to 1945, Korea wasn’t just “influenced” by Japan.
It was annexed, assimilated, and dehumanized.
And while Taiwan and Manchuria faced imperial ambitions, Korea was where Japan tested its theory of total absorption.

What makes this history matter in today’s global order?

Because Koreans, under colonial rule, were denied even the most basic protections under the Meiji Constitution.
No habeas corpus. No right to speak their language. No right to live without fear.
Tortured without trial. Executed in daylight. Enslaved by empire—and, tragically, by fellow Koreans who chose collaboration for comfort.

This isn’t just a Korean story.
It’s a G8 story, a UNESCO story, an SDG story.
It’s about how postcolonial memory intersects with economic justice, women’s rights, and diplomatic honesty.

When Japan sidesteps wartime accountability, or when textbooks whitewash the past, the world becomes less safe—not more united.

We can’t build a global 21st-century grounded in shared values, peace, and inclusion if we skip the pages of the pain.

This is why history matters at the G8.

It’s not just about economics.
It’s about ethics, remembrance, and repair.

Because nations that once denied a people their names, their language, their bodies — must not deny their history today.

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