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Spurred by public outcry over Ha Young's ancestry, Korea once again reckons with pro-Japanese collaborators

Actor Ha Young’s family controversy has renewed scrutiny of pro-Japanese collaboration amid Korea’s new drive to recover colonial-era assets.

2026.8.26

Lawmaker questions whether Ha Young family land is 'pro-Japanese property'

A lawmaker urged scrutiny of whether land tied to actress Ha Young's great-grandfather could qualify for state recovery as pro-Japanese assets.

2026.8.22

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Punishing Japanese collaboration: Have we gone too far? (KOR)

A debate over actor Ha Young's great-grandfather raises questions about how Korea judges colonial-era collaboration.

2026.8.19

Punishing Japanese collaboration: Have we gone too far?

A debate over actor Ha Young's great-grandfather raises questions about how Korea judges colonial-era collaboration.

2026.8.18

Institute says Ha Young's great-grandfather was collaborator but below threshold for listing

The Center for Historical Truth and Justice group says the actor’s great-grandfather collaborated with imperial Japan but did not meet the civic group's threshold for inclusion in its official dictionary.

2026.8.13

Ha Young apologizes over great-grandfather’s colonial-era record in handwritten letter

The actor said she had unknowingly treated her great-grandfather’s history as family pride before learning of his pro-Japanese activities.

2026.8.12

Caption: 입장 밝히는 일본제철 강제동원 피해자 고 민문식 씨 가족 (서울=연합뉴스) 김주형 기자 = 일본제철 강제동원 피해자 고 민문식 씨의 가족과 변호인이 12일 서울 서초구 대법원에서 열린 일본제철 강제동원 손해배상 청구소송 상고심 선고를 마치고 나와 입장을 밝히고 있다. 2026.8.12 kjhpress@yna.co.kr/2026-08-12 11:06:56/

Supreme Court orders Nippon Steel to pay forced labor victim's family

Korea's Supreme Court ordered Nippon Steel to pay $56,600 to the family of a victim forcibly mobilized during Japan's colonial rule.

2026.8.12

Ha Young agency confirms ancestor’s colonial-era record

After initially denying the claim, the actor’s agency said records show her great-grandfather served in a pro-Japanese organization during the colonial era.

2026.8.11

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, greets judoka Huh Mi-mi, an Olympic medalist, during a luncheon event for descendants of independence fighters at the Blue House in central Seoul on Wednesday, on the eve of Liberation Day. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Yoon pledges support for independence fighters' legacy and descendants

President Yoon Suk Yeol told descendants of independence fighters that he will work toward ensuring that the legacy of freedom fighters is properly honored, and that their relatives will also be taken care of, on Wednesday, the eve of Liberation Day.

2024.8.14

President Yoon Suk-yeol, center, takes part in a procession to transfer the remains of 17 independence fighters of the Korean Liberation Army to the Daejeon National Cemetery in a ceremony at the Seoul National Cemetery in Dongjak District, southern Seoul, Sunday. [YONHAP]

Sacrifices of patriots will never be forgotten, Yoon promises

President Yoon Seok-yeol pledged that the government will never neglect those who sacrificed themselves for the country as he honored Korean independence fighters on Sunday, a day before Liberation Day.

2022.8.14