Kishida, Yoon hold talks, agree to improve Japan-S Korea ties
2 years, 3 months ago

Kishida, Yoon hold talks, agree to improve Japan-S Korea ties

Al Jazeera  

Seoul hails ‘first step towards producing tangible results’ as Japanese and South Korean leaders meet for their first one-on-one talks amid disputes over historical feuds. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol have held their first one-on-one talks, according to their governments, with both sides agreeing on the need to improve relations soured by feuds over Japanese wartime abuses on the Korean peninsula. “We took the first step toward producing tangible results,” a South Korean presidential official told reporters in New York City, according to Seoul’s Yonhap news agency. Japan’s foreign ministry, meanwhile, said the two leaders “shared the need to bring back the sound bilateral relationship with the resolution of various issues” and also confirmed the importance of promoting bilateral and trilateral cooperation involving the US since “Japan and South Korea are important neighbors for each other under the current strategic environment”.

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Yoon calls for South Korea-China cooperation on peace, economic ties
1 month, 1 week ago

Yoon calls for South Korea-China cooperation on peace, economic ties

Firstpost  

South Korean President Suk Yeol Yoon also called for the two countries to further strengthen cooperation in the economic sector, which he called ”the central axis of bilateral relations over the past 30 years” President Yoon Suk Yeol called for the need for increased cooperation between South Korea and China to ensure regional peace, particularly in response to North Korea’s …

South Korea’s President Yoon Meets Japanese Prime Minister Kishida One Last Time
2 months ago

South Korea’s President Yoon Meets Japanese Prime Minister Kishida One Last Time

The Diplomat  

The leaders of South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on September 13. Before Yoon took office, the South Korean Supreme Court had ordered two Japanese companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Steel Corp, to provide more than more than 100 million won in compensation to Koreans who were forced to work for the Japanese military during Japan’s colonial rule …

Japan’s leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan’s leader makes a farewell visit to Seoul and reaffirms sympathy for Korean colonial victims

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Less than a month before leaving office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Seoul and reaffirmed his sympathy for the suffering of Koreans during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Friday underscored the need to maintain warming ties between the Asian neighbors. Since early last year, Kishida and conservative South Korean President …

South Korean, Chinese and Japanese leaders discuss thorny topics and ways to boost cooperation
6 months, 4 weeks ago

South Korean, Chinese and Japanese leaders discuss thorny topics and ways to boost cooperation

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The Japanese and South Korean leaders raised sensitive topics like Taiwan, North Korea and the South China Sea as well as ways to boost cooperation when they individually met China’s premier Sunday on the eve of a fuller trilateral meeting. After meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that he expressed …

Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet Monday for their first trilateral talks since 2019
7 months ago

Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet Monday for their first trilateral talks since 2019

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week in Seoul for their first trilateral talks in more than four years to discuss how to revive their cooperation, South Korea’s presidential office said Thursday. North Korea’s advancing nuclear program and China’s growing assertiveness in the region have prompted South Korea and Japan to reinforce …

North Korea says Japan’s Kishida proposed summit with Kim
9 months ago

North Korea says Japan’s Kishida proposed summit with Kim

Al Jazeera  

Pyongyang says Japan’s prime minister conveyed his intention to meet the North Korean leader soon through ‘another channel’. North Korea has claimed that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida requested a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but said any meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo. Kim Yo Jong said there would be no breakthrough in …

US, Japan, S Korea agree on new security pledge ahead of Camp David summit
1 year, 4 months ago

US, Japan, S Korea agree on new security pledge ahead of Camp David summit

Business Standard  

The United States, Japan and South Korea are set to sign on to a new security pledge, committing the three countries to consult with each other in the event of a security crisis or threat in the Pacific, according to Biden administration officials. Details about the new duty to consult commitment emerged as President Joe Biden prepared Friday to welcome …

U.S., Japan and South Korea agree on new security pledge ahead of Camp David summit
1 year, 4 months ago

U.S., Japan and South Korea agree on new security pledge ahead of Camp David summit

The Hindu  

The United States, Japan and South Korea are set to sign on to a new security pledge, committing the three countries to consult with each other in the event of a security crisis or threat in the Pacific, according to Biden administration officials. Details about the new “duty to consult” commitment emerged as President Joe Biden prepared on August 18 …

US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties at summit amid China, North Korea worries
1 year, 4 months ago

US, Japan and South Korea agree to expand security ties at summit amid China, North Korea worries

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, cementing a new agreement with the allies that are on an increasingly tense ledge in relations with China and North Korea. He announced the agreements, including what the …

US, Japan and South Korea agree on new security pledge ahead of Camp David summit
1 year, 4 months ago

US, Japan and South Korea agree on new security pledge ahead of Camp David summit

The Independent  

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Leaders of US, South Korea and Japan hail summit as ‘turning point’
1 year, 4 months ago

Leaders of US, South Korea and Japan hail summit as ‘turning point’

Al Jazeera  

Countries pledge to deepen partnership at historic Camp David talks, while condemning actions of China and North Korea. It comes amid thawing relations between South Korea and Japan, and as the three countries have grown increasingly concerned over China’s growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region as well as a string of recent North Korean missile tests. Speaking at a news …

Regional threats push Japan, South Korea to Camp David trilateral summit with Biden
1 year, 4 months ago

Regional threats push Japan, South Korea to Camp David trilateral summit with Biden

LA Times  

President Biden, center, arrives to a joint news conference with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday at Camp David near Thurmont, Md. Hailing a “new chapter” in trilateral relations, Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a series of steps, including annual military exercises, …

North Korea may resort to military actions in protest of US, South Korea, Japan summit
1 year, 4 months ago

North Korea may resort to military actions in protest of US, South Korea, Japan summit

Firstpost  

North Korea has openly criticized the increasing military collaboration among these three nations, asserting that it could lay the groundwork for an unsettling parallel to the establishment of an “Asian version of NATO.” North Korea may initiate military actions, including launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, in protest of an upcoming summit involving the United States, South Korea, and Japan, a …

‘New milestone’: Leaders of US, Japan and South Korea to meet at Camp David
1 year, 4 months ago

‘New milestone’: Leaders of US, Japan and South Korea to meet at Camp David

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – The leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States are set to meet at the US presidential retreat Camp David later this week for a summit that officials from the three countries say aims to usher in a new era of trilateral relations. “These initiatives will take our trilateral relationship to new heights as we work …

‘Smash the imperialists’: N Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin exchange letters
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Smash the imperialists’: N Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin exchange letters

Al Jazeera  

Leaders say the allies are ‘fully demonstrating their invincibility’ and pledge to bolster security ties as US accuses Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Moscow. North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters pledging to develop ties into what Kim called a “long-standing strategic relationship”. Washington remains “deeply concerned” about North Korea aiding Russia’s war effort …

US, Japan, South Korea to announce deeper defense cooperation at Camp David summit
1 year, 4 months ago

US, Japan, South Korea to announce deeper defense cooperation at Camp David summit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States, Japan and South Korea are expected to announce plans for expanded military cooperation on ballistic missile defenses and technology development in the face of growing concern about North Korea’s nuclear program when the countries’ leaders gather at Camp David for a summit Friday, according to two senior Biden administration officials. The officials, who spoke on …

US, Japan, South Korea to announce deeper defense cooperation at Camp David summit
1 year, 4 months ago

US, Japan, South Korea to announce deeper defense cooperation at Camp David summit

The Independent  

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Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit
1 year, 7 months ago

Yoon, Kishida vow better Seoul-Tokyo ties following summit

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called for officials to map out specific steps to hasten security and economic cooperation with Japan following his weekend summit in Seoul with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Yoon also said he wouldn’t rule out Japan’s possible participation in future nuclear deterrence consultations between Washington and Seoul to …

Japan’s Kishida tells S Koreans his heart hurts over occupation
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan’s Kishida tells S Koreans his heart hurts over occupation

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ‘heart hurts’ for Koreans who suffered under Japanese colonialism. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told South Koreans that his heart hurts when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, as Seoul and Tokyo seek to mend ties amid nuclear threats from North Korea. It returns the trip South Korean President …

S. Korean, Japanese officials meet ahead of leaders’ summit
1 year, 7 months ago

S. Korean, Japanese officials meet ahead of leaders’ summit

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — Senior South Korean and Japanese officials on Wednesday discussed strengthening relations and coordinating responses to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats in a meeting in Seoul ahead of a summit between the countries’ leaders. The talks between South Korean National Security Adviser Cho Tae-yong and his Japanese counterpart, Takeo Akiba, were focused on the trilateral security …

Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7
1 year, 7 months ago

Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he is arranging a trip to South Korea for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol in return for his March visit to Tokyo, aiming to further strengthen their ties before the upcoming summit of the Group of Seven industrialized natioins. “If my South Korea visit is achieved ahead of the G-7 …

The US and the Japan-South Korea Summit
1 year, 8 months ago

The US and the Japan-South Korea Summit

The Diplomat  

Getting to know each other’s wives. The images from the first official summit meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol were carefully orchestrated to look friendly and relatable to the publics of both Japan and South Korea. From the South Korean Supreme Court ruling that Japanese companies needed to compensate forced laborers from the …

Japan, S Korea, US conduct drill amid tension with N Korea
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan, S Korea, US conduct drill amid tension with N Korea

Al Jazeera  

Japan, South Korea and the United States have conducted a joint missile defence exercise aimed at countering North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal. South Korea’s navy said Monday’s three-way drills took place in international waters off the country’s eastern coast and focused on mastering procedures for detecting, tracking and sharing information on incoming North Korean ballistic missiles. “The drills’ goal is …

South Korea to restore Japan’s trade status to improve ties
1 year, 9 months ago

South Korea to restore Japan’s trade status to improve ties

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday his government will move to restore Japan’s preferential trade status as he pushes to resolve history and trade disputes with Japan despite domestic opposition. Ahead of the summit, the South Korean government said Japan had agreed to lift export restrictions on materials needed for key South Korean export …

Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a long-awaited summit Thursday. Yoon said Thursday’s meeting “has special significance as it shows the people of both countries that South Korea-Japan relations are off to a new beginning after being plagued by various issues.” He added …

Japan, South Korea move to mend ties at landmark summit
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan, South Korea move to mend ties at landmark summit

Al Jazeera  

The leaders of Japan and South Korea were all smiles as they agreed to put a century of difficult history to one side and work together to counter regional security challenges. The Tokyo summit between South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol and Japan’s Fumio Kishida – in the first visit to Japan by a South Korean president in 12 years – highlighted …

Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit

The Hindu  

Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a highly anticipated summit in Tokyo on Thursday, in what Japan’s Prime Minister called a “big step” to rebuild the two nations’ security and economic ties as they try to overcome a century of difficult history. Pyongyang’s missiles Japanese …

Japan and South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit after years of acrimony
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan and South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit after years of acrimony

LA Times  

Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a highly anticipated summit Thursday, in what Japan’s prime minister called a “big step” to rebuilding the two nations’ security and economic ties as they try to overcome a century of difficult history. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and …

Yoon visits Japan, seeking to restore ties amid N Korea threat
1 year, 9 months ago

Yoon visits Japan, seeking to restore ties amid N Korea threat

Al Jazeera  

South Korea, Japan face increasing need to cooperate on challenges posed by North Korea and China, but analysts are doubtful of a lasting rapprochement as historical grievances fester. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is set to pay an official visit to Japan, seeking to turn the page on feuds dating back to the Japanese colonisation of the Korean peninsula and …

Yoon: Seoul-Tokyo ties key to address N Korea, supply chains
1 year, 9 months ago

Yoon: Seoul-Tokyo ties key to address N Korea, supply chains

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president wants to quickly overcome decades of lingering hostility left over from Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and forge a united front on North Korea’s nuclear threats and other regional security and economic challenges facing the neighbors. “There is an increasing need for Korea and Japan to cooperate in this time of …

Japan and South Korea renew ties in first summit in 12 years
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan and South Korea renew ties in first summit in 12 years

NPR  

Japan and South Korea renew ties in first summit in 12 years Enlarge this image toggle caption Kiyoshi Ota/Pool photo via AP Kiyoshi Ota/Pool photo via AP SEOUL — In their first bilateral summit in 12 years, the leaders of South Korea and Japan portrayed their meeting in Tokyo as a sort of springtime, after an extended period of frosty …

Japan, S. Korea summit must overcome history to renew ties
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan, S. Korea summit must overcome history to renew ties

Associated Press  

TOKYO — South Korean and Japanese leaders will meet in Tokyo this week, hoping to resume regular visits after a gap of over a decade and overcome resentments that date back more than 100 years. Japan gave $800 million to South Korea’s military-backed government under a 1965 accord to normalize relations, which were mainly used on economic development projects driven …

South Korea, Japan to hold summit next week to expand ties
1 year, 9 months ago

South Korea, Japan to hold summit next week to expand ties

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The leaders of South Korea and Japan will meet next week for a summit on strengthening ties, both governments said Thursday, days after South Korea unveiled a step toward resolving strained ties stemming from Tokyo’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. Kishida told reporters that “I hope to make an opportunity to work toward strengthening our …

Yoon: Forced labor plan crucial for better ties with Japan
1 year, 9 months ago

Yoon: Forced labor plan crucial for better ties with Japan

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday defended his government’s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II, saying it’s crucial for Seoul to build future-oriented ties with its former colonial overlord. “It’s clear that future-oriented cooperation between South Korea and Japan will …

S Korea announces plan to resolve row over Japan forced labour
1 year, 9 months ago

S Korea announces plan to resolve row over Japan forced labour

Al Jazeera  

New plan to compensate victims of Japan’s wartime forced labour met with protests in South Korea but hailed as ‘historic’ by the US. Monday’s plan, which was met with immediate protests in South Korea but hailed as “historic” by the United States, comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol seeks to mend ties with Japan as North Korea accelerates its …

South Korea’s Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan
1 year, 9 months ago

South Korea’s Yoon renews hopes for improved ties with Japan

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president on Wednesday called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal values” and renewed hopes to repair ties frayed over Japan’s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul, said Yoon’s address “offers hopeful signs not only for Seoul’s relations with Tokyo, but also for South …

South Korea mulls compensating forced labourers via a public fund
1 year, 11 months ago

South Korea mulls compensating forced labourers via a public fund

Al Jazeera  

Some victims of forced labour under the Japanese during World War II denounced the plan as ‘humiliating’. The plan, proposed by the South Korean foreign ministry on Thursday, would compensate the former forced labourers using a foundation funded by businesses in the country that benefitted from a 1965 treaty in which Seoul received a package of $300m in economic aid …

South Korea’s Sideline Diplomacy at the ASEAN and G20 Meetings
2 years ago

South Korea’s Sideline Diplomacy at the ASEAN and G20 Meetings

The Diplomat  

While the G-20 Summit and U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping may have taken the spotlight from this season of Asian summitry, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol also actively held meetings with regional leaders to reinforce his foreign policy agenda. Taken together, the meetings provide deeper insight into the Yoon government’s foreign policy approach as both …

S Korean leader urges China’s Xi to play larger N Korea role
2 years, 1 month ago

S Korean leader urges China’s Xi to play larger N Korea role

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol asked China to play a more active, constructive role in curbing the nuclear threat from North Korea when he met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday at the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia, officials said. Xi told Yoon that he hopes South Korea will try to improve its ties …

US seeks united front in Asia despite Korea, Japan tensions
2 years, 2 months ago

US seeks united front in Asia despite Korea, Japan tensions

Associated Press  

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Standing on the deck of an American destroyer at a naval base here on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris directly challenged China by accusing it of “disturbing behavior” and “provocations” around Taiwan. Harris, whose four-day trip to the region was anchored by the state funeral for former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, told reporters she views American …

Leaders of S. Korea, Japan agree to strive to improve ties
2 years, 3 months ago

Leaders of S. Korea, Japan agree to strive to improve ties

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed to accelerate efforts to mend ties frayed over Japan’s past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula as they held their countries’ first summit talks in nearly three years on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, both governments announced Thursday. During their 30-minute meeting Wednesday in New York, …

S. Korea, Japan differ over summit plan amid history dispute
2 years, 3 months ago

S. Korea, Japan differ over summit plan amid history dispute

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The leaders of South Korea and Japan will meet next week on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Seoul officials said Thursday, in what would be the countries’ first summit in nearly three years amid tensions over history. An official in South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office said the two sides …

S Korea’s Yoon urges better ties with Japan, offers N Korea aid
2 years, 4 months ago

S Korea’s Yoon urges better ties with Japan, offers N Korea aid

Al Jazeera  

S Korean leader marks the 77th anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule with appeals to overcome historical disputes with Japan and for peace with N Korea. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has called for better ties with Japan and again offered North Korea a wide-ranging package of economic assistance if it abandoned its nuclear programme. But despite Yoon’s wish …

N Korea accuses US, regional allies of moves towards ‘Asian NATO’
2 years, 5 months ago

N Korea accuses US, regional allies of moves towards ‘Asian NATO’

Al Jazeera  

State new agency KCNA accused US, Japan and South Korea of harbouring ‘sinister aim’ towards Pyongyang. Joint drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan have a “sinister aim” towards North Korea and are part of a dangerous prelude to the creation of an “Asian version of NATO”, the North Korean state news agency KCNA has said. “The scheme …

South Korea and Japan just don’t get along. That’s a problem for Biden
2 years, 7 months ago

South Korea and Japan just don’t get along. That’s a problem for Biden

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — In uniting Western democracies against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, United States President Joe Biden managed something his critics thought was impossible. Yet just three months on and – as shown by Finland and Sweden’s eagerness to join NATO – Biden can say with some justification that the West is “stronger and more united than it’s …

Beijing quiet as North Korea turns up the heat with missile tests
2 years, 8 months ago

Beijing quiet as North Korea turns up the heat with missile tests

Al Jazeera  

Beijing is North Korea’s only ally, but domestic challenges and global power politics may keep it from acting. “In the past, China constructively hosted the Six-party Talks and was willing to join UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes. Historic ties As two of the few Communist countries left in the world, North Korea and China …

New South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol to try different tack with North Korea
2 years, 9 months ago

New South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol to try different tack with North Korea

The Hindu  

For five years, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has cajoled his immediate neighbor to talk and encouraged cross-border exchanges. "Yoon has revived the conservatives' principled approach toward North Korea, which means he will be tougher by calling out and punishing provocative and illegal actions while keeping the door open to dialogue and diplomacy," said Duyeon Kim, a Seoul-based adjunct senior …

Japan's PM, S. Korea's president-elect agree to improve ties
2 years, 9 months ago

Japan's PM, S. Korea's president-elect agree to improve ties

The Independent  

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South Korea’s new president-elect vows a tougher line on the North
2 years, 9 months ago

South Korea’s new president-elect vows a tougher line on the North

LA Times  

South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on Thursday. South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday he would solidify an alliance with the United States, build up a powerful military and deal sternly with North Korean provocations, hours after he won the country’s hard-fought election to become its next …

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