Chief of South Korea 's air force dismissed for saying Japan was not aggressor in World War II . Japan , South Korea criticize published essay of General Junichiro Koizumi . Two former Japanese prime ministers have apologized for Japanese aggression before and during World War II . Two previous South Korean prime ministers have apologized for aggression .
Chief of South Korea 's air force dismissed for saying Japan was not aggressor in World War II . Japan , South Korea criticize published essay of General Junichiro Koizumi . Two previous South Korean prime ministers have apologized for aggression .