National Dec 9, 2021
Kishida says no plans to review Japan's 1993 'comfort women' apology
The remarks by Kishida, who took office in October, came amid soured relations between Japan and South Korea over wartime issues.
National Dec 5, 2021
Man arrested for threatening organizer of Tokyo art event featuring 'comfort women' statue
The man is suspected of sending a threatening email to one of the organizers of the "Non-Freedom of Expression Exhibition," which was scheduled to run from late June to early July.
National / Politics Nov 20, 2021
Kishida says stabilizing ties with South Korea important amid row
The prime minister said that "international agreements and promises must be fulfilled" and that he hoped South Korea "will take a positive approach" to improving bilateral ties.
National / Politics Oct 16, 2021
Kishida and South Korea's Moon discuss lingering wartime disputes
After their first phone talks since Kishida took office last week, the Japanese leader said he "strongly urged" South Korea to "take appropriate action" to help improve bilateral relations.
National Sep 24, 2021
Top Japanese and South Korean envoys vow to improve ties but fail to end various disputes
Despite a lack of tangible progress on sticking points, a Tokyo official saw the roughly 50-minute meeting positively, saying the two countries had "a thorough discussion."
National Aug 14, 2021
South Korea marks 30 years since first public testimony by former 'comfort woman'
The comfort women issue remains a source of tension between South Korea and Japan, which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1910 until it was defeated in World War II in 1945.
National / Politics Jul 17, 2021
Japan's ambassador to South Korea reprimands deputy over Moon 'masturbating' remarks
Japan's deputy chief of mission retracted the comments in which he said South Korean President Moon Jae-in is in a tug-of-war only with himself over frayed ties with Japan.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Jul 17, 2021
The media and the authorities misinterpret the spirit of protest
by Philip Brasor
Media coverage alludes to the possibility of Olympics protests turning violent, but what happens when protests in Japan actually turn violent?
National Jul 16, 2021
Art exhibition featuring 'comfort women' statue opens in Osaka
Organizers have received threatening letters and police officers have been deployed to ensure security.
National Jul 10, 2021
Moon may visit Tokyo for opening of Olympics, South Korean minister says
The South Korean president's planned visit to Japan would be the first since he participated in the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June 2019.
National Jul 9, 2021
The works on display included a film featuring a scene in which an image of Emperor Hirohito, the grandfather of the current emperor, is burned to ashes.
Asia Pacific Jul 8, 2021
South Korea's 'comfort women' face life's end as political fight rages on
by Sangmi Cha
The few remaining say they are facing the twilight of their lives with diminished camaraderie and will to fight.