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Seoul draws wrong THAAD lessons

Commentary / Japan Jan 27, 2020

Seoul draws wrong THAAD lessons

by Brad Glosserman

China's growing economic influence in South Korea has provided a wedge that Beijing has tried to use to separate Seoul from Tokyo and Washington.

Japan- South Korea ties: What's in a flag?

Commentary / Japan Dec 16, 2019

Japan- South Korea ties: What's in a flag?

by Kan Kimura

Japan's Rising Sun Flag has emerged as a key element of the strain in bilateral relations.

Tomoe Sawa: The singer bridging the Japan-South Korea divide

Music Nov 27, 2019

Tomoe Sawa: The singer bridging the Japan-South Korea divide

by Chiho Iuchi

Tomoe Sawa, the first person to legally sing in Japanese in South Korea after the Second World War, hopes to improve ties between the two countries with her bilingual concerts and recordings

Editorials Nov 25, 2019

GSOMIA survives but big questions remain

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?

Commentary / Japan Nov 25, 2019

Was Seoul's decision on GSOMIA strategic?

by Kuni Miyake

This is not the end of the Japan-South Korea dispute, but rather the beginning of a new round.

Lawmakers from Japan and South Korea push for top-down resolution to crumbling bilateral ties

National / Politics Nov 1, 2019

Lawmakers from Japan and South Korea push for top-down resolution to crumbling bilateral ties

by Sakura Murakami

About a year after South Korean courts ordered Japanese companies to compensate for the emotional suffering of Korean wartime laborers, lawmakers from both countries Friday agreed on the need to halt the deterioration in ties and called on their leaders to resolve the stalemate ...

South Korean military flies planes near disputed islands in Sea of Japan

National / Politics Oct 1, 2019

South Korean military flies planes near disputed islands in Sea of Japan

The South Korean Air Force flew fighter jets and other planes near Takeshima, a group of disputed islets off Shimane Prefecture, on Tuesday as part of a ceremony marking South Korea's Armed Forces Day. The air force conducted a demonstration of an airspace defense mission, ...

Japan's war crimes, colonialism and apologies

Commentary / Japan Aug 28, 2019

Japan's war crimes, colonialism and apologies

by Kumiharu Shigehara

Both Japan and South Korea must aim for objectivity and impartiality in their grasp of their history.

The 'Chinese Union' and the Korean Peninsula

Commentary / Japan Jul 29, 2019

The 'Chinese Union' and the Korean Peninsula

by Kuni Miyake

Unless a diplomatic genius appears out of the blue and solve this small but serious spat between Tokyo and Seoul, the two neighbors may have to reach an extreme end of their game of chicken.

U.S. intervention can't break the Tokyo-Seoul impasse

Commentary / Japan Jul 23, 2019

U.S. intervention can't break the Tokyo-Seoul impasse

by Shihoko Goto

Washington's mediation may provide a temporary fix, but not a long-term resolution to the core problems plaguing Japan-South Korea ties.

South Korea's botched handling of wartime labor issue

Commentary / Japan Jul 9, 2019

South Korea's botched handling of wartime labor issue

by Kan Kimura

Seoul's claim of putting the wartime labor victims first doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

A profound development in Tokyo-Seoul relations

Commentary / Japan Feb 10, 2019

A profound development in Tokyo-Seoul relations

by Kan Kimura

A recent ruling by South Korea's Supreme Court has global implications.

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