Intel-sharing pact set for renewal after Seoul and Tokyo watch deadline pass
South Korea, which had threatened to pull out of the pact amid a trade row with Japan, apparently took into account calls from the U.S. that it stay in place.
Japan stresses significance of GSOMIA intel pact with South Korea
The General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, is automatically renewed Nov. 23 unless Seoul gives notice of its intention to scrap it by Monday.
Abe-Moon talks and Seoul's donation plan could lead to improved ties, observers say
For Japan and South Korea, the resumption of top-level dialogue in and of itself is a major step forward. Meeting for their first official talks in about 15 months, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent one main message: They will ...
Japan denies floating one-month time frame for ending South Korea export controls
The denial marks the latest tit-for-tat between Tokyo and Seoul following years of bickering and finger-pointing amid sour bilateral relations.
Last week's GSOMIA decision suggests that there is still hope for a solution for the problems that plague Japan-South Korea ties.
Was Seoul's decision on GSOMIA strategic?
This is not the end of the Japan-South Korea dispute, but rather the beginning of a new round.
Japan-South Korea friction flares again after GSOMIA intel pact rescue
Japan and South Korea take fresh swipes at one another, raising questions about whether relations between the U.S. allies will improve after reaching a last-minute deal to rescue an expiring intelligence-sharing pact.
Top South Korean official accuses Japan of distorting facts in intel-pact negotiations
South Korea's national security chief on Sunday accused Japan of deliberately distorting details of their negotiations on maintaining a bilateral intelligence-sharing agreement. At a news conference in Busan, Chung Eui-yong, director of the Blue House National Security Office, expressed "deep regret" over the alleged distortion, ...
The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe drops to 48.7 percent, down 5.4 percentage points from the previous survey in late October, after he is accused of using publicly funded cherry blossom-viewing parties for election campaigning.
GSOMIA lives, but what's next for Japan and South Korea ties?
After South Korea’s surprise announcement to remain a party to a key intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, wartime labor, the issue at the heart of strained bilateral ties, remains far from being resolved.
Despite Seoul's eleventh-hour decision on Friday to effectively extend its military information-sharing pact with Tokyo, Japanese businesses appear to have little hope of an early recovery for bilateral ties due to the lack of a resolution of the wartime labor issue. Opinion polls have shown ...
GSOMIA survives as South Korea reverses decision to exit intel pact with Japan
The dramatic reversal just hours before the deadline came in the face of strong pressure from Washington and after Tokyo and Seoul reportedly narrowed their gap on trade.
