Tokyo and Seoul will probably postpone concluding an accord that would let their militaries share equipment and transport roles, Japanese sources said Thursday.
The delay apparently comes in response to Seoul’s concerns about public opposition toward cooperating with the Self-Defense Forces, given Japan’s 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.
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