Bickering between Seoul and Tokyo plays directly into the hands of Pyongyang and Beijing.

The move is short-sighted, given the importance of the Japan-South Korea relationship.

A centenary year has significant implications for the region.

Both should recognize their common security agenda by initiating much closer bilateral defense and military technical cooperation.

A recent maritime incident puts the relationship at a crossroads.

A recent ruling has global implications.

The confrontation has implications for the rest of Asia, and the United States.

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

Tokyo canceled further consultations with Seoul over the December 20 incident between the two sides.

The radar lock-on spat centers on a key point: search and rescue operations are not warfare.

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

Foreign Minister Taro Kono warned that the ruling could damage “the legal foundation of our relationship.”

Amid a rising wave of tensions, Korean entertainment is once again getting caught in the crossfire.

Japan wants South Korea to undo a court ruling granting compensation to victims of World War II-era forced labor.

The dispute once again illustrates the extent to which history plagues modern Japan-South Korea relations.

In 1998, Japan and South Korea agreed to “build a future-oriented relationship based on reconciliation.” What went wrong?