Japan pushed South Korea on Friday to rethink its decision to terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact that helps the two neighbors deal with missile threats from North Korea.
In a meeting in Tokyo, senior Japanese and South Korean officials failed to make significant progress toward resolving a feud sparked by a disagreement over wartime compensation that has led bilateral ties to sink to the worst level in years.
Shigeki Takizaki, the Foreign Ministry's director-general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, called on South Korea to "act prudently" regarding the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), which is set to expire on Nov. 23, the ministry said.