[thematrixturtle]

Japan paid out $800M in compensation to the South Korean government in 1965. However, Korea was a military dictatorship at the time, so they used it for funding random projects instead of actually compensating the people who suffered.

Also, here's a list of Japanese war apologies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements...

[Aethylia]

I think the controversies section of your linked article shows that it is not as clear-cut as you imply.