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When Yasushi Sasaki moved from Japan to Belgium at the age of 19, he spoke not a word of French and had no clue what he would do with his life."Whenever I go home to Japan and mention Belgium, people say to me 'Ahhh.. chocolate!"
Young Japanese and South Koreans have deepened exchanges since their two countries agreed on a future-oriented partnership a quarter of a century ago, but differences in historical perceptions remain a sensitive issue.