Japan-South Korea relations

The ruling recalls the 2018 judgment on forced labor that sparked a trade war between Japan and South Korea.

Recent diplomatic activity on the Korean side will only go so far in rebuilding relations.

The Biden administration must avoid the fundamental flaw of previous reparations arrangements: prioritizing state interests over victims’ concerns.

Tokyo’s pressure over the statue faced a set-back in Germany as the issue continues to loom large in Japan-South Korea interactions.

If the FOIP strategy is to succeed, the two countries have some work to do.

As a byproduct of the mega-deal, Seoul and Tokyo are now bound by their first ever shared free trade agreement.

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.

PM Suga met with Seoul’s National Intelligence Service director, a rare bilateral exchange amid strained relations.

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

A little more empathy is needed, on both sides.

A biographer of Japan’s outgoing prime minister discusses Abe’s lasting legacy on foreign affairs and trade.