Japan-South Korea diplomacy

Asia’s two leading democracies have no choice but to put their historical differences aside. That’s clear from recent engagement between Kishida and Yoon. 

Kishida looks likely to maintain a typical Japanese approach to the two Koreas.

A spate of recent exchanges could be seen as an accomplishment in and of itself, but there has been little concrete progress toward a solution on the forced labor issue.

In fact, the agreement makes the path to resolution quite clear.

What does American leadership even mean?

A tale of political revenge?

Just before the meeting, South Korea accused Japan of a provocative flight over a Korean destroyer.

Seoul denies that its warship deliberately locked on to a Japanese military aircraft.