No progress made by Japan, South Korea defense chiefs during intelligence-sharing talks in Bangkok
During ministerial talks between the Japanese and South Korean defense chiefs in Bangkok, little progress is made over a bilateral military intelligence-sharing pact set to expire this month.
Right disputed islands answer brings sweet revenge for 'Jeopardy' champ
It was sweet revenge for "Jeopardy" contestant James Holzhauer. The professional sports gambler from Las Vegas who won more than $2.5 million on the game show last summer beat the Chicago librarian who ended his 32-game winning streak back in June. The rematch took place in ...
Sharing military intel with Japan 'difficult,' Moon tells visiting U.S. defense chief
In his annual Security Consultative Meeting with Mark Esper, the Korean president vowed to promote cooperation among the three U.S. allies but said Japan’s export curbs remained a hurdle.
In the middle of a dense Bavarian forest, amateur historian Dieter Stockmann points to the ghostly shapes of an abandoned freeway from the Nazi era. The remains of Route 46 have always been known about but the area was once "taboo," according to Stockmann, who ...
Japan urges South Korea to 'act prudently' on intel-sharing pact
The talks on the GSOMIA pact, which expires Nov. 23, lasted nearly 2½ hours but focused mostly on the thorny issue of compensation for wartime labor.
Japan and South Korea still in game of chicken after superficial signs of detente
A handout photo of the two countries’ leaders, taken on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting, has become another source of controversy in the ongoing quarrel between Tokyo and Seoul.
Ending Seoul-Tokyo intel pact sends 'wrong message,' U.S. Forces Korea chief says
Seoul's decision to terminate a key military intelligence sharing pact with Japan risks sending the "wrong message" to adversaries, the commander of U.S. troops in South Korea said ahead of the deal's expiration next week. The 2016 General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) — ...
Japan likely to skip first hearing in South Korea 'comfort women' lawsuit
The central government isn't planning to attend the first hearing on a lawsuit seeking damages from Japan for former "comfort women" in South Korea, to be held Wednesday, informed sources said Tuesday. Comfort women is a euphemism for women who worked at wartime Japanese brothels, ...
Japan and South Korean defense chiefs eye first talks for a year, with GSOMIA pact high on agenda
If the meeting takes place, it will be the first between defense ministers of the two countries since October last year amid frayed bilateral ties.
A 70-year fight: Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow's quest for the abolition of nuclear weapons
On the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, 13-year-old Setsuko Nakamura was on the second floor of a wooden building in Hiroshima with her classmates when a blue flash of light engulfed her. "I floated in space and lost my senses," she said, recalling the U.S. ...
South Korea reiterates intent to end GSOMIA intel-sharing pact with Japan as planned
In a symbolic deal between two major U.S. allies in northeast Asia, South Korean officials confirm plans Seoul will terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan.
Japanese Foreign Ministry adds Korean-language explanation for Rising Sun flag to website
The Foreign Ministry has added a Korean-language explanation of the Rising Sun flag to its website, a move aimed at addressing the backlash over the decision not to ban it at venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The move came Friday in the ...
