Ex-Pentagon official sees signs of 'turbulence' in U.S.-South Korea ties
Former senior Pentagon official David Shear has expressed strong concern over South Korea's recent decision to withdraw from a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, calling the move "an indicator of turbulence." The 65-year-old former assistant defense secretary for Asian and Pacific affairs recalled that the ...
This time it's for real: U.S. must help Tokyo and Seoul end crisis
For years, tension between Japan and South Korea has waxed and waned in a cyclical pattern. In the recent past, friction and animosity has repeatedly emerged as a result of the politicization of historical issues. Tension would subside only after the political winds changed to ...
Japan rejects South Korea's offer to extend intel-sharing pact for retraction of trade controls
Japan has decided to reject South Korea's offer to extend a military intelligence-sharing pact scheduled to expire in November in exchange for Tokyo easing tightened trade controls, government sources said Friday. South Korea last month notified Japan that it is pulling out of the bilateral ...
U.S. wasn't forewarned of South Korea's move to end intel pact with Japan
The United States was not forewarned of South Korea's recent decision to terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan that helps the U.S. allies counter missile threats from North Korea, a senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday. Noting that there have been "consultations" over the ...
Japan calls South Korea's Takeshima military exercises 'unacceptable' as ties continue to sour
Tokyo, calling the drills “unacceptable,” makes a protest about South Korean military exercises Seoul says are intended to “defend” a cluster of rocky islands in the Sea of Japan.
Tokyo keen to play down impact of Seoul's military information-sharing agreement exit
Japan's response to Saturday's North Korean missile launches seems to reflect its eagerness to play down the impact of South Korea's decision to exit their military information-sharing agreement, known as GSOMIA. Unlike in past cases of North Korea's firing of projectiles, Tokyo was quicker to ...
North Korea fired two apparent ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday morning, the Japanese government and South Korean military said, a day after Seoul severed a key intelligence-sharing pact with Tokyo. The Japanese Defense Ministry said the weapons were "apparently ballistic missiles," ...
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres urges Japan and South Korea to mend ties
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Japan and South Korea to mend relations after Seoul scraps a military intelligence-sharing pact with Tokyo amid disputes over trade.
Tokyo-Seoul row hits economies
The escalating feud between South Korea and Japan is heightening concerns about the fallout for global supply chains, financial markets and economic growth. What started as a dispute over colonial-era grievances has snowballed over the past two months, with relations deteriorating to the lowest point ...
The intelligence-sharing pact benefitted the South Korean military much more than it did Tokyo and Washington, experts say.
South Korea decides to exit intelligence-sharing pact with Japan
South Korea’s decision is “extremely regrettable,” a Japanese government source was quoted as saying.
South Korea to make decision on Japan intel sharing pact soon, report says
South Korea's National Security Council will meet later Thursday to discuss whether to extend an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid an intensifying spat between the two neighbors, the country's Yonhap News Agency reported. According to Yonhap, President Moon Jae-in will make the final decision after ...
