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Pragmatism should continue to guide Lee's second year of diplomacy with Japan

After a steady first year, Lee Jae Myung's Japan policy is expanding into economic and security cooperation even as historical disputes and domestic politics remain major constraints.

2026.6.28

Japanese students return

Ruteru Gakuen High School students from Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture arrive at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday. The Japanese students are on a five-day trip, which includes classes at a sister high school in Jeonju.

2023.3.21

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Kim Byong-joon, left, acting chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), and Keidanren Chairman Masakazu Tokura during a joint press conference held at the Japanese lobbying group’s office building in Tokyo, Thursday [FKI]

Korea and Japan business groups form jointly managed future funds

Korea and Japan’s main business lobbies will establish funds for joint projects as part of the effort to further restore relations between the two countries.

2023.3.16

Legal representatives of Korean victims of forced labor during Japan’s colonial rule hold a press conference in front of the Foreign Ministry in central Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]

Forced labor committee has first meeting

Representatives of forced labor victims urged direct communication with Japanese companies in the first meeting of a new public-private consultative body on Monday.

2022.7.5

Going against the tide

In mid-February, a record cold wave hit Texas, resulting in more than 3 million households and offices without power. As the outage lasted several days, more than 40 people died. During the blackout, some residents received...

2021.3.4

President Moon Jae-in speaks in a hybrid in-person and virtual New Year’s press conference Monday at the Blue House in central Seoul. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Biden should build on Singapore summit, says president

President Moon Jae-in said he looks forward to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un making a visit to the South in the future, reaffirming his belief that Kim still has the “will for peace, dialogue and denuclearization” Monday.

2021.1.18

Activists stage a protest in front of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Tokyo on Oct. 10, demanding that the company apologize and compensate Korean victims of wartime forced labor. [YONHAP]

Mitsubishi Heavy appeals asset seizure

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries appealed a Daejeon court's order to seize its assets in Korea to compensate victims of Japan's wartime forced labor immediately after the legal procedure to enable the liquidation process took effect last week.

2021.1.4

Neighbors and strangers (KOR)

As soon as I arrived in Tokyo, I became a fan of Hyun Bin, thanks to the two-week quarantine after arrival. I logged into Netflix to keep myself entertained during isolation and “Crash Landing on You” was recommended as the...

2020.12.13

Neighbors and strangers

2020.12.13

Business leaders and government officials take part in the 52nd Korea-Japan Business Conference Friday at the JW Marriott Hotel in Seoul. The conference was also simultaneously held at the Hotel Okura in Tokyo. [JANG JIN-YOUNG]

Business and opinion leaders stress need to mend Seoul-Tokyo rift

Korean and Japanese business and opinion leaders discussed resolving the two countries’ strained relations, including the issue of compensation of wartime forced labor victims, during the 52nd Korea-Japan Business Conference Friday.

2020.11.30