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SOUTH KOREA JAPAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
Air Seoul to suspend Incheon-Toyama flights amid tense South Korea-Japan ties
South Korean low-cost carrier Air Seoul will suspend its regular flights connecting Incheon International Airport in South Korea with Toyama airport in central Japan from Sept. 16, the Toyama Prefectural Government said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2019
Artists pressure Aichi event organizers after exhibit containing 'comfort women' statue shut down
International artists are putting pressure on the organizers of an international cultural festival in Nagoya after an exhibit featuring a statue of a girl symbolizing "comfort women" was canceled.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2019
Decluttering the Japan-South Korea debate
Accusations that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands to gain politically by getting tough with South Korea miss the mark.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2019
Japan-South Korea row may cause lasting economic and security shift, aiding China and North
Escalating tensions between Japan and South Korea, both key U.S. allies in East Asia, threaten to change long-standing economic and security structures in the region across the board, to the potential benefit of China and North Korea, foreign affairs experts have cautioned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2019
U.S. top envoy Pompeo backed Tokyo over wartime labor issue, Japan government sources say
Pompeo also called on Japan and South Korea to hold talks to find a forward-looking way to resolve their differences, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2019
Abe sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on anniversary of WWII surrender
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday, the 74th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, but refrained from visiting the Shinto shrine on the day for the seventh year in a row.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 14, 2019
South Korea marks 'comfort women' memorial day
South Korea on Wednesday observed its official "comfort women" memorial day for a second year, with a ceremony commemorating Korean women who worked in Japanese military's wartime brothels, including those who did so against their will.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2019
Japan to appoint former head of North American affairs as new envoy to South Korea
The government plans to appoint Koji Tomita, the former head of the Foreign Ministry's North American Affairs Bureau, as its new ambassador to South Korea, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, amid heightened tensions between the neighboring countries over wartime history and trade policy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 14, 2019
Trade spat sees K-pop caught in the middle
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2019
Japan and South Korea officials to meet in Guam this week in bid to ease tensions
Japan and South Korea are planning to send senior officials to Guam later this week to discuss ways to de-escalate a dispute over trade and wartime history, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2019
Tokyo urges caution for Japanese travelers to South Korea
The Foreign Ministry advised Japanese residents in South Korea and visitors to avoid areas in which Japan-related protests and gatherings are expected on Wednesday and Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2019
Japan says South Korea has failed to justify stripping Tokyo of fast-track trade status
Industry minister Hiroshige Seko said Seoul has not shown how Japan has fallen short of international export control measures following the latest move in the bilateral spat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2019
In generational shift, Japan stands firm in feud with South Korea
When Yohei Kono made a landmark 1993 apology to the wartime "comfort women," the chief Cabinet secretary was speaking for a moderate conservative mainstream seeking to reconcile with its Asian neighbors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 10, 2019
Japan-South Korea trade spat gains little traction among youth on social media
The diplomatic rift between Tokyo and Seoul widened earlier this month after Japan removed South Korea from its "whitelist" of preferred trading partners. The apparent reason given for the move is national security: Japan says some strategic materials it sells to South Korea are making their way to third...
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 10, 2019
Deteriorating Japan-South Korea ties put U.S. in 'bad position,' Trump says
Saying heightened tensions between Japan and South Korea puts the United States in a u2018bad position,' U.S. President Donald Trump calls on the two countries to improve their relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 10, 2019
Japan to give South Korea cold shoulder as security partner in new defense white paper
Reflecting worsening bilateral ties, a Defense Ministry source says Japan will effectively lower South Korea's standing as an important security cooperation partner in this year's defense white paper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2019
South Korea to tighten radiation checks on imports of coal ash from Japan
South Korea's Environment Ministry said Thursday it will tighten radiation checks on coal ash imports from Japan because they might be contaminated. Coal ash, a byproduct from thermal power plants, can be used to make cement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2019
Abe urges Seoul to uphold 1965 agreement over wartime compensation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged South Korea on Tuesday to uphold a 1965 agreement to settle property claims stemming from wartime grievances. He said mutual trust is at stake at a time of high tensions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2019
Who lost South Korea?
Japan and South Korea made need a few more decades before reaching a true rapprochement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2019
Aichi governor calls mayor's demand that 'comfort women' exhibition be closed 'unconstitutional'
The exhibit featured artworks that had earlier been rejected or removed by other exhibition organizers. It was halted just three days after the opening of the 75-day-long art festival.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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