Achieving true reconciliation
I still remember my first class in Japan when my students asked me: “Sensei, Japan is such a peace-loving country. Why are Koreans and Chinese angry at us?” I also remember what my students said in South Korea: “What is wrong with them? Why are they not apologizing for their misdeeds?” There was little space for any reflection why the other side does not think the way we do.
Teaching peace and reconciliation in Japan and in South Korea is not an easy experience. When I asked my Korean students to tell me whether their argument would have remained the same if they had been born Japanese, their reaction was violent.… Seguir leyendo »