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Japan-South Korea relations
Promise and Potential Peril: Japan’s Military Normalization
By Paul J. Leaf
To play a productive role in a tense neighborhood, Tokyo needs to look beyond constitutional interpretations.
Dokdo and South Korean National Identity
By Patrick Flamm
Bringing the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute to the ICJ will need a change of national identity narrative in South Korea.
Pope Francis Meets Korean ‘Comfort Women’
By Shannon Tiezzi
On his last day in South Korea, the pope greeted Korean "comfort women."
Possible Thaw in Chilly South Korean-Japanese Relations
By Clint Richards
Tokyo is moving on several fronts as it seeks to smooth over last month’s Kono Statement review.
Bilateral Talks Show Where Northeast Asian Leverage Lies
By Clint Richards
Talks show that Japan has created an interesting, if short-term window of opportunity.
South Korea and the Trilateral Dilemma
By Se Young Jang
Can Seoul overcome domestic sentiment on Japan and agree to trilateral cooperation on military intelligence sharing?
Japanese Report on the Kono Statement Draws Ire From Seoul, Beijing
By Shannon Tiezzi
A Japanese government panel released the results of its investigation into the origins of the 1993 Kono statement.
The ICJ and the Dokdo/Takeshima Dispute
By J. Berkshire Miller
Referring the dispute to the international court would have complications, but may be the only feasible solution.
No, the US Won't Back South Korea Against Japan on Dokdo
By Ankit Panda
President Obama backing Japan on the Senkaku Islands has caused South Korea to ask questions about Dokdo.
Abe’s Diplomatic Backtrack
By Kosuke Takahashi
Japan’s nationalist prime minister tries to ease tensions with his East Asian neighbors.
Shinzo Abe, Park Geun-hye to Meet at Nuclear Security Summit
By Ankit Panda
Shinzo Abe and Park Geun-hye will meet for the first time on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit 2014.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Meets Comfort Women
By Ankit Panda
Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese Prime Minister from 1994-1996, met with former comfort women in South Korea.