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KOREA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2019
61% of South Koreans blame Japanese government for diplomatic row
A total of 61 percent of South Koreans blame the Japanese government alone for the recent diplomatic friction between Seoul and Tokyo, an opinion poll in South Korea has shown.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2019
U.S. Forces Korea acknowledges North Korean ICBM can hit anywhere in the United States
U.S. Forces Korea has said for the first time that North Korea's powerful Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can hit targets anywhere in the mainland United States, with an estimated range of nearly 13,000 km (8,000 miles).
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2019
South Korea's Moon warns business leaders to prepare for a prolonged fight with Japan
South Korean President Moon Jae-in warned top business leaders of an extended battle with Japan over its export controls on vital manufacturing materials, raising concerns their latest fight could disrupt global supply chains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2019
Boycott Japan: South Koreans take to social media in reaction to trade spat
#BoycottJapan is trending in South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2019
Japanese firms cautious of fallout from deteriorating ties between Tokyo and Seoul
A number of Japanese firms are anxiously watching developments after Tokyo ends preferential treatment for exports of key materials to South Korea.
EDITORIALS
Jul 5, 2019
Get Japan-South Korea diplomacy back on track
It's time to make more serious efforts to restore Tokyo-Seoul relations, and the first step that must be taken is for South Korea to promptly agree to hold talks with Japan over the wartime labor issue, as called for under the 1965 agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2019
Calls for boycott of Japan grow in South Korea as wartime labor row simmers
The dispute appears to be devolving into a tit-for-tat trade war that will likely prove damaging to both sides.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2019
Frustrated with South Korea, Japan greenlights curbs on smartphone and semiconductor supplies
South Korea's economic policy chief said he would not rule out countermeasures against Japan if Tokyo maintains restrictions on the exports for an extended period.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2019
South Korea eyes investing ¥91.8 billion annually in chip supply chain after Japanese export curbs
South Korea will seek to invest 1 trillion won (¥91.8 billion) annually in developing homegrown materials and equipment used to produce microchips, a senior ruling party lawmaker said Wednesday, after Japan tightened curbs on exports of some high-tech materials to the country.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2019
At G20, Abe has held talks with several world leaders and even a pop idol, but not Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finds time for a radio interview by a member of the pop idol group Kanjani Eight, but not to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Group of 20 summit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 29, 2019
North Korea calls Trump invite to meet Kim at DMZ over weekend 'interesting'
In a stunning move employing the Twitter diplomacy that he has become famous for, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet him at the border between the two Koreas over the weekend — a proposal the regime in Pyongyang called "interesting."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2019
One-third of Americans would back nuclear strike on North Korea — even if it killed a million civilians, survey shows
Over one-third of Americans would back a preventive attack by the U.S. on North Korea — including one using nuclear weapons — despite knowing it would kill some 1 million civilians, an innovative new survey has found.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2019
Japanese-American director of 'comfort women' documentary sued by interviewees
A group of seven Japanese intellectuals and activists has sued the director and the distributor of a documentary film that covers the political debates over "comfort women," demanding the screenings be terminated and seeking compensation totaling ¥13 million.

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