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Moon Hee-sang, speaker of South Korea's National Assembly, has set up a group of lawmakers to beef up interchanges with Japanese politicians, the office of the assembly's press secretary announced on Friday. Suh Chung-won, an independent who formerly headed an association of National Assembly members ...
President Moon Jae-in thanks Emperor Akihito for work to strengthen Japan-South Korea ties
In editorials, South Korean newspapers said the imperial succession and the start of the new era should be catalysts for improving bilateral ties.
South Korean court wades into historical issue
Seoul city authorities cancel permit for Japanese Embassy building, blaming construction delays
Authorities in Seoul have canceled a permit for a new Japanese Embassy building citing construction delays, local officials said Wednesday, as relations between South Korea and Tokyo continue to show strain due to historical disputes. The neighbors are both democracies, market economies and U.S. allies ...
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. During a courtesy call from the ambassador, Lee Su-hoon, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Abe expressed ...
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?
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.
South Korea assembly speaker again seeks Emperor's apology on 'comfort women' issue
Tokyo lodges protest with South Korean Embassy, asking for a retraction and apology over the lawmaker’s remarks.
Student-curated exhibit keeps Filipino 'comfort women' struggle alive
The opening of the exhibit was attended by five former “comfort women” from Pampanga province, north of Manila.
South Korea has named a former National Security Office official as its next ambassador to Japan as part of its regular spring reshuffle of senior diplomats, according to local media reports. Yonhap News Agency and other media reported that the government has tapped Nam Gwan-pyo, ...
Japan protests South Korean foreign minister's remark at U.N. that 'comfort women' issue not settled
Kang Kyung-wha said in an ordinary session of the U.N. Human Rights Council that the matter has not been settled because the accord lacked a “victim-centered” approach.
Upping the ante in 'comfort women' row, South Korea speaker brands Japan a 'brazen thief'
In interviews with several South Korean media organizations, he doubles down on his demand for an apology from Emperor Akihito.
