thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Japanese people with a favorable impression of South Korea outnumbered those with an unfavorable one for the first time in a decade, a survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/japan/south-korea-japan-positive-poll/?utm_content=bufferfaf43&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #surveys

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

A South Korean court's ruling that ordered Japan to compensate 16 "comfort women" has been "finalized" as Japan did not appeal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/09/japan/crime-legal/no-appeal-comfort-women-ruling/?utm_content=buffer845fd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #comfortwomen #wwii

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld decisions by lower courts ordering Nippon Steel and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay damages to South Koreans for wartime labor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/21/japan/crime-legal/south-korea-japan-wartime-labor-ruling/?utm_content=buffer6ba57&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #wartimelabor #nipponsteel #mitsubishiheavyindustries #yoshimasahayashi

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

A South Korean who won a wartime labor case against Japanese firm Hitachi Zosen received money deposited by the firm at a Seoul court on Tuesday, a lawyer said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/20/japan/south-korea-wartime-labor-funds/ #japan #southkorea #wartimelabor #southkoreajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 15 days ago to Japan

Japan has lodged a formal protest after a South Korean opposition party leader made a trip to disputed islets, stoking a long-standing territorial spat ahead of an expected three-way summit with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/japan/politics/japan-takeshima-protest/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #takeshima #disputedislands #yoshimasahayashi

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to Japan

The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan are to hold their first trilateral summit in more than four years in Seoul on Sunday and Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-china-summit-date-set/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #fumiokishida #yoonsukyeol #liqiang

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Unthinkable just a few years ago, the U.S., Japanese and South Korean militaries on Sunday held their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise, highlighting astonishingly fast progress in expanding defense cooperation amid common security threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/25/japan/politics/us-japan-south-korea-military-cooperation/?utm_content=buffer07d5e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #us #usmilitary #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #usjapanrelations #sdf #defense #defenseministry #northkorea #china #nuclearweapons #missiles #yoonsukyeol #fumiokishida

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

A South Korean appeals court on Thursday ruled in favor of a group of former "comfort women" seeking compensation from the Japanese government over their treatment in Japanese military brothels during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/23/japan/crime-legal/south-korean-court-ruling-comfort-women/?utm_content=bufferedd1a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #comfortwomen

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business

Japan and South Korea will establish a joint supply network for fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, according to a report Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/10/japan-south-korea-ammonia-hydrogen/?utm_content=buffer854ae&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #emissions #energy #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #ammonia #hydrogen

thejapantimes, 27 days ago to Japan

Seventeen people, including three lawmakers of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, landed on Sea of Japan islands called Takeshima by Tokyo and Dokdo by Seoul. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/japan/politics/south-korean-lawmakers-land-on-takeshima/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #takeshima #dokdo #disputedislands

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldnews

Despite Yoon Suk-yeol becoming a lame duck president at home, he can still do a lot to ensure his foreign policy — especially his detente with Tokyo — lives on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/15/world/south-korea-elections-yoon-foreign-policy/ #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #yoonsukyeol #joebiden #fumiokishida #leejaemyung #us #northkorea #southkoreajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to Japan

A proposed summit between Japanese, Chinese and South Korean leaders will be a forum to discuss future-oriented cooperation, with the aim of institutionalizing collaboration, a representative of the body promoting three-way ties has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/politics/japan-china-south-korea-summit-to-focus-on-cooperation/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #chinajapanrelations #china

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

South Korea is in talks with China and Japan to host a three-way summit in May, Japanese and South Korean media reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/politics/japan-china-south-korea-summit-planned/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #southkoreajapanrelations #southkorea #us

thejapantimes, 18 days ago to business

South Korea's Naver said on Friday it is exploring various options including the potential sale of its stake in the company that controls LY, which operates the popular messaging app Line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/10/companies/naver-line-operator/ #business #companies #southkorea #naver #line #southkoreajapanrelations #tech #socialmedia #cybersecurity

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to Japan

While ties between Japan and South Korea have improved greatly in recent years, historical issues continue to cast a shadow over them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/10/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-ties/ #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #fumiokishida

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to worldwithoutus

In South Korea, activists want to replace a variety of cherry tree associated with the Japanese colonial era with one they say is Korean. The science is messy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/30/asia-pacific/society/south-korea-japan-cherry-blossoms/ #asiapacific #society #southkorea #sakura #southkoreajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to Japan

With tensions in Northeast Asia escalating into dangerous territory, the leaders of Japan, China and South Korea Monday sought to clear the air and chart a new path forward in their first three-way summit since 2019. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/27/japan/politics/japan-china-south-korea-summit/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #china #southkorea

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to Japan

The first Japan-China-South Korea trilateral summit since 2019 may not conclude with a raft of concrete deliverables, but just holding the meeting on Monday will be an accomplishment in its own right. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/24/japan/politics/china-japan-south-korea-trilateral-preview/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #china #southkorea #liqiang #yoonsukyeol #fumiokishida #northkorea #trade #us

thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan

Tokyo and Seoul will be looking to deal revive bilateral defense ties by reaching a deal on measures to prevent a reoccurrence of a 2018 incident in which a South Korean warship directed its fire control radar at an MSDF patrol plane. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/japan-south-korea-radar-incident-prevention/ #japan #southkoreajapanrelations #defenseministry #sdf #minorukihara

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Japan is grappling with its "most severe and complex" security environment in the postwar era, the Foreign Ministry said in its annual diplomatic policy paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/japan/politics/diplo-blue-book/ #japan #politics #china #northkorea #russia #disputedislands #southkorea #foreignministry #northkoreajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #russiajapan #chinajapanrelations #relations #diplomaticbluebook

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

South Korea on Sunday protested Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine with "deep disappointment" and urged Japanese leaders to show repentance for the country's wartime past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/21/japan/politics/south-korea-protests-japanese-offerings-to-yasukuni/ #japan #politics #fumiokishida #yoonsukyeol #southkoreajapanrelations #yasukunishrine #wwii

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol held talks over the telephone on Wednesday, with the two leaders agreeing to deepen their bilateral cooperation, as well as trilateral ties with the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/17/japan/politics/south-korea-yoon-japan-kishida-call/ #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #yoonsukyeol #fumiokishida #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to Japan

Prime Minister Kishida was set to arrive in Seoul for bilateral talks with South Korean and Chinese leaders ahead of their first trilateral summit since 2019. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/26/japan/politics/kishida-li-yoon-bilateral-talks/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #southkorea #china #liqiang #fumiokishida #yoonsukyeol #northkorea #missiles

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Mutual concerns over inflation and weak exchange rates have prompted Japan and South Korea to team up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/20/markets/japan-korea-currencies-team-up-analysis/ #business #markets #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #currencies #yen #inflation #us #china

thejapantimes, 9 days ago to Japan

The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea are considering a plan for a joint statement highlighting economic ties and cooperation in fighting infectious diseases at an expected trilateral summit later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/19/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-china-summit-preview/ #japan #politics #southkoreajapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #fumiokishida #liqiang #yoonsukyeol