S. Korea parliament speaker apologizes for remarks on Japan emperor

The South Korean National Assembly speaker on Thursday apologized for the first time for saying earlier that an apology from then Emperor Akihito would settle a long-standing dispute over Korean women forced into Japan's wartime brothels.Moon Hee Sang made the apology during a meeting with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Seoul, in which the one-time Japanese leader told the speaker that his remarks had come off as impolite, according to the parliament."I say to those who felt hurt (by the remarks) that I am sorry," Moon was quoted by the parliament as saying.In an interview…READ FULL ARTICLE