Japan attacked Pearl Harbor 74 years ago, thrusting the US into World War Two. Shaking with anger, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt made an emotional speech to Congress.

South Koreans are among the biggest fans of author Haruki Murakami. This reflects a change in attitudes in a country where Japanese culture used to be viewed negatively. As Nobel laureates gather in Stockholm, many Japanese regret that author Haruki Murakami isn't among them. And so do his fans in South Korea, who are among Murakami's most fervent admirers.