The roots of national identity for each state hinders deeper cooperation between them.

Controversy over the comfort women is partly rooted in a Manichean worldview dividing people into innocents and oppressors.

After months of speculation, Moon's administration decides to keep to the 2015 agreement.

South Korea's Moon Jae-in has domestic political reasons for reopening the agreement.

Blocking comfort women documents from UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register could do Japan more harm than good.

A reopening (yet again) of the comfort women issue could threaten cooperation on defense issues.

South Korea does not allow for any nuance in its discussions of this particular historical issue.

Japan has overreacted to the latest "comfort women" memorial statue in South Korea.

The Choi Soon-sil scandal will have serious repercussions for strategic issues such as THAAD and Japan-ROK cooperation.

Domestic opposition to the deal in South Korea continues to intensify, posing challenges.

The 71st anniversary of Japan's surrender saw several officials visit Yasukuni Shrine, although PM Abe did not.

Lacking formal implementation and combined with changing political tides, the comfort women issue will drag on.

Advancing Japan-Korea relations will require creativity -- and maybe a change of address for Japan's embassy in Seoul.

Japan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson on ties with South Korea, China, and the United States.

After reaching a deal with South Korea over the "comfort women" issue, will Japan ignore Taiwanese victims?

Can it last?