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S. Korea's Lee lauds partnership but urges Japan to face history

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Friday vowed to seek forward-looking, mutually beneficial cooperation with Japan ...

Japan minister joins crowds at contentious shrine to mark 80 years since World War Two defeat

Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands ...

South Korean Prez to pursue 'forward-looking' cooperation with Japan through 'shuttle diplomacy'

Seoul: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday he would pursue "forward-looking, mutually beneficial cooperation" ...
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Korean rally urges Japan to properly compensate ‘comfort women’

An estimated 50,000 to 200,000 women were forced into sexual slavery in countries occupied by the Japanese army during WWII ...

Tokyo asks Seoul to scrap restrictions on imports of Japanese seafood

Japan's Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro has asked the South Korean Foreign Minister to scrap restrictions on imports of ...

South Korea's president vows to restore 2018 inter-Korean military agreement to ease tensions

South Korea's new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea ...

Japan’s economy grows for fifth straight quarter in Q2 2025, boosted by exports and investment

Adjusted for inflation, Japan's GDP in the April-June period increased 0.3 per cent from the previous three months, the ...

Nowhere to turn but toward future: Seoul and Tokyo 80 years after liberation

Eighty years after the end of Japan’s 35-year colonial rule, South Korea and Japan remain locked in an uneasy duet — pulled ...
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Trade minister meets Japanese envoy to discuss economic partnership

The trade minister met with the Japanese ambassador to South Korea on Thursday and discussed ways to strengthen the countries ...