Column: Japanese words, an echo from the past

by Daryl Guppy

There is a thread running through Asia. In Singapore, it sits as a vacant square on the edge of bustling Chinatown, a quiet acknowledgement of the Sook Ching massacre. In Malaysia, it's more often found in literature seeking to balance cooperation with obligation. In South Korea, it's found in the decades-long struggle to overcome the shame of forced sexual slavery. Through the sweep of the Indones