韩国总统卢武铉敦促日本更真心地承认日本在第二次世界大战中犯下的暴行。卢武铉星期四在纪念1919年韩国抗击日本殖民统治起义88周年的讲话中说，日本不应该为自己的殖民历史进行美化和正当化。
近年来，日韩两国关系恶化，主要是因为日本前首相小泉纯一郎屡次参拜有争议的靖国神社。靖国神社里供奉着日本的战争亡灵，其中包括几名被定罪的二战战犯。小泉纯一郎参拜靖国神社激怒了中国和韩国。中韩两国很多人都对日本的残暴占领记忆犹新。日本从1910开始到1945年二战战败一直占领朝鲜半岛。
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun is urging Japan to be more sincere about recognizing the atrocities it committed during World War Two. In a speech marking the 88th anniversary of the 1919 Korean uprising against Japanese colonial rule, Mr. Roh said Thursday that Japan should not try to glorify or justify its colonial history.
Relations between Japan and South Korea have deteriorated in recent years, mainly because of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to a controversial war shrine. The Yasukuni shrine honors Japan's war dead, including several convicted World War Two criminals. His visits infuriated China and South Korea, where memories of Japan's harsh occupation are still vivid for many. Japan controlled the Korean peninsula from 1910 until its defeat in World War Two, in 1945.
香港法庭判处澳赛马师三十月监禁 (Hong Kong Court Sentences Australian Jockey to 30 Months in Prison)
香港一法庭判处澳大利亚著名的职业赛马师万成30个月监禁，罪名是以透露赛事情报换取贿赂。现年37岁万成曾获得1998年墨尔本杯的冠军。去年7月的一次反腐行动发现万成与一名中国商人会面后收取了3万2千美元。
法庭证词说，万成通过一个印度中间人向那名行贿男子透露了赛马情报。香港赛马会禁止骑师透露自己赛马的消息，也不允许他们在跟自己有利害关系的比赛上下赌注。法官说，证据显示，那名男子向万成购买了内部情报。万成的律师争辩说，万成的违规行为仅构成不伤害任何人的罪行。
A Hong Kong court has sentenced one of Australia's best-known jockeys to 30 months in prison for taking bribes in exchange for racing tips. Thirty-seven-year-old Chris Munce won Australia's 1998 Melbourne Cup. An anti-corruption sting caught Munce last July with 32-thousand dollars stuffed into his pockets after meeting a Chinese businessman.
Court testimony said Munce gave racing tips to the man through an Indian go-between. Rules of Hong Kong's Jockey Club prohibit jockeys from providing information about their horses or betting on races in which they have a stake. The judge said the evidence suggested Lau paid for Munce's insider information. Munce's attorney argued that his client's infractions amounted to what the lawyer called a victimless crime.
