A top leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan says he expects the Japanese legislature will pass a bill aimed at giving foreign residents in Japan voting rights.
The secretary General of the DPJ, Ichiro Ozawa, made the remarks in a speech at a university in Seoul on Saturday.
Ozawa admitted that there was an unfortunate period in modern history between Japan and South Korea and it is a historical fact that Japan must apologize for.
However, he said if the 2 countries keep mentioning the fact, relations between them will not move forward.
He added it's not South Korea but Japan that should present an aggressive solution to resolve pending issues between the 2 countries.
During a question-and-answer session, Ozawa referred to a bill to grant permanent foreign residents in Japan, including ethnic Koreans, the right to vote in local elections.
He said that the government should sponsor the bill and submit it to the ordinary session of the Diet starting next month.
Ozawa said that he believes Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama thinks the same way and the bill is likely to be enacted in the session.
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