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SOUTH KOREA JAPAN RELATIONS

BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2019
South Korea to unveil plans to ease reliance on Japanese industries
“The government is working on comprehensive plans to reduce the country's dependence on Japan's materials, components and equipment industries and will announce them soon,” South Korea's finance minister said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 16, 2019
For U.S., Japan-South Korea ties are too important to fail
One of the biggest disappointments of the Trump administration has been its inability to facilitate stronger relations between Japan and South Korea
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 16, 2019
Tragedies over the trade spat with Seoul
Japan needs a realistic strategy for South Korea that will bring Seoul back into full engagement over security issues.
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
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 Times
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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