The Asahi Shimbun: Yoon restates his will to mend ties with Japan on Liberation Day Nikkei Asia: South Korea’s Yoon vows to ‘swiftly’ improve Japan ties The Korea Herald: Yoon says dialogue with NK needed, but should not be political…
Chosun Ilbo: “Gov’t Kept Mum About N.Korean Slaughter of S.Korean” The Japan Times: “Kim says sorry for killing of South Korean over coronavirus fears” The Straits Times: “North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offers rare apology for killing of South…
“Despite strained relations over territorial disagreements and historical disputes, South Korea and Japan will resume security talks this week. These talks are not so much a sign the two neighbors are resolving longstanding differences but instead a recognition that they…
“Five years on from the explosion that killed 46 sailors — almost half the crew — and led to increased border defence by both sides, the sinking is reigniting tensions between South Korea and its reclusive, nuclear-armed neighbor. North Korea…