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SOUTH KOREA JAPAN RELATIONS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 21, 2019
Japan and S. Korea: Where to from here?
Overconfidence led to disappointment, and could signal a new direction in relations between Tokyo and Seoul.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2019
Abe tells outgoing South Korean ambassador about concerns over bilateral ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday expressed his worries about soured relations between Tokyo and Seoul in a meeting with the outgoing South Korean ambassador to Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 31, 2019
Can Tokyo and Seoul break their deadlock?
Tokyo and Seoul should consider who will be the losers and more importantly, who will be the winners, from a prolonged division in the bilateral relationship?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 31, 2019
South Korean prime minister says he's keen to improve ties with Japan
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon expresses an eagerness to improve relations with Japan and develop their long history of bilateral exchanges and cooperation in a future-oriented way.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2019
Finance Minister Taro Aso ponders tariffs in spat with South Korea over wartime labor
Finance Minister Taro Aso said tariffs were among the measures Japan could take against South Korea if a dispute over wartime labor worsens between the major trading partners.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2019
Japan weighs hiking tariffs on South Korean products amid wartime labor dispute
Japan is considering raising tariffs on some South Korean products in response to the seizure and possible sale of assets from two Japanese companies that were sued over the issue of wartime labor, sources said Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2019
As military exercises end, uncertainty rises
U.S. alliances are entering uncharted waters as the regional security situation evolves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2019
A chance to strengthen the weak link of Tokyo-Seoul ties?
The need to quickly improve diplomatic, economic and security relations between Tokyo and Seoul are all too clear.

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