Japan's Own: Peaceboat

Shinzo Abe, the new Japanese Prime Minister aims to build Japan as a county as trusted and beloved worldwide, there certainly has something for every Japanese to be proud of, Peaceboat.

In 1983, a group of Japanese college students, frustrated by the government's inability to break through its past history of aggression and build friendship with neighboring countries, took peace making into their own hands and rented a boat, sailed to the countries that were victimized by Japan's emperor army during the World War II. Their goal is to learn firsthand of the sufferings and historical facts of the war.

Today, Peaceboat sails around the world; it brings the world to Japanese nationals, bridges the gaps between Japanese people and a real world view of Japan, not through government's filters or lens.

In Japan and Korea relationship building, Peaceboat is working hard, however, Sino-Japan relations seems not yet takes off.