Japan’s new PM, South Korean president stress importance of ‘forward-looking ties’ at first meeting

Relations have suffered over issues related to Japan’s 1910 to 1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula. Read more at ...
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Japan's new PM in first talks with South Korean president

GYEONGJU: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi both stressed on Thursday (Oct ...

Japan’s PM Takaichi and South Korea’s Lee pledge ‘forward-looking ties’ at Apec

Amid historical tensions, the two leaders signalled cooperation despite political challenges and regional pressures.
Los Angeles Times

Regional threats push Japan, South Korea to Camp David trilateral summit with Biden

WASHINGTON — With the twin threats of North Korea and China uniting them, the leaders of Japan and South Korea put aside a history of animus and joined President Biden on Friday at Camp David for a ...
Jurist

South Korea appellate court orders Japan to compensate former victims of Japanese occupation sexual slavery

The Seoul High Court rendered a decision on Thursday that ordered the Japanese government to compensate each of the former “comfort women” who initially brought a lawsuit in the Seoul Central District ...
CounterPunch

Telling the Complex History of Korea’s Occupation

On the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the twisted wreckage of a train sits on a set of rails that end abruptly before they can proceed northward. The wreck, what remains of a train ...
NBC News

U.S., Japan and South Korea to reveal new joint defenses against Chinese and North Korean missiles

WASHINGTON — The U.S., Japan and South Korea plan to announce groundbreaking steps to bolster mutual security ties at a summit this week in Maryland, including sharing intelligence about ballistic ...