Korea and Japan must work together to open a new era for true peace and prosperity in East Asia. It is our reality, however, that the memory of the invasion, Japan's forced annexation of Korea in 1910 and the scars of exploitation are still important obstacles to new relations between the two countries. Re-examining the history of the past hundred years, scholars and experts from Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and the United States have sought to identify the fundamental causes of the historical issues between Korea and Japan, to review the measures developed to overcome these issues, and to provide a future-oriented outlook.

Contents: Yi Tae-Jin: The Choshu Faction's Invasion of Korea: Violation of Law and Morality - Chu Chinoh: Korea-Japan Relations in Modern Times and the Annexation of Korea: An Assessment of the Response to Japan during the Korean Empire Era - Wada Haruki: The Russo-Japanese War and Japan's Annexation of Korea: Considering the «Russia» Factor - Matsuda Toshihiko: Commander-in-Chief of Staff Otani Kikuzo of the Japanese Army Stationed in Korea During the Pre-and Post-Eulsa Protectorate Treaty Periods - Sasagawa Norikatsu: Typology of the Protectorate - Arai Shinichi: Disorder of East Asia and Colonialism - Mizuno Naoki: Observation of Colonial Rule during the Period of Japanization: Focusing on the Loyalty Oath of Imperial Subjects - Chang Seiyoon: Japan's Colonial Rule of Korea and the Response of the Korean People - Xu Yong: Japan's Aggression in Northeast China and the Concept of the Inseparability of Manchuria and Korea: Yamagata Aritomo's Policy Plan - Li Cheng-chi: The Formation of «The Crowd» in Colonial Taiwan: A Study from the Perspective of Historical Sociology - Mushakoji Kinhide: Towards Recognition of the Crime of Colonialism: The Lesson of Japan's Violent Annexation of Korea - Totsuka Etsuro: The Liquidation of History in East Asia - Doh See-hwan: Reexamination of the 1910 Treaty of Japan's Annexation of Korea from the Viewpoint of Historical Justice and International Law - Lee Keun-Gwan: Reassessing the Japanese Annexation of Korea from the Perspective of International Law: The Illegality of the Annexation and the «1965 Korea-Japan Claims Settlement Agreement» - Byeon Yeong-ho: The One Hundredth Anniversary of Japan's Forced Annexation of Korea and Korean Residents in Japan - Cha Ha-soon: Repentance for Past Misdeeds and Choice for the Future - Bu Ping: Creating a Framework for Dialogue on East Asian Historical Issues - Lee Jong-Won: The Republic of Korea-Japan Agreement and Remaining Challenges - Edward J.Shultz: An Act of War: The U.S.Seizure of Hawai'i.

Korea and Japan must work together to open a new era for true peace and prosperity in East Asia. It is our reality, however, that the memory of the invasion, Japan's forced annexation of Korea in 1910 and the scars of exploitation are still important obstacles to new relations between the two countries.