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IJSSH 2022 Vol.12(2): 113-116 ISSN: 2010-3646
doi: 10.18178/ijssh.2022.V12.1076

Disputes between Japan, South Korea, and the People's Republic of China Regarding World War Two History: Finding a Resolution

Juanru Zhang

Abstract—This article addresses the disputes between Japan, South Korea, and China regarding memorializing WWII history, and goes onto analyzing possible resolutions for the disputes at hand. This article begins by introducing current conflicts at hand and exploring underlying historical factors which may have instigated or otherwise influenced these conflicts. This article is primarily focused on addressing a selected number of conflicts in detail. Then, the article analyzes the differences between how the nations of Japan and Germany address and memorialize WWII history, which is followed by a description of possible historical factors which have contributed to these differences. Lastly, this article proposes possible solutions to the aforehand mentioned conflicts by and analyzes the eligibility of these conflicts. The proposed solutions draw their characteristics from how the nation of Germany address and memorialize WWII history. In addition, this article also addresses potential limitations and other flaws of proposed solutions.

Index Terms—Conflict resolution, history, memorialization.

Juanru Zhang is with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, USA (e-mail: author@ boulder.nist.gov).

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Cite: Juanru Zhang, "Disputes between Japan, South Korea, and the People's Republic of China Regarding World War Two History: Finding a Resolution," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 113-116, 2022.


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