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Japan export controls on South Korea
June 27, 2023
Japan Will Reinstate South Korea as Preferred Trade Nation as Two Sides Improve Ties
By Mari Yamaguchi
Japan’s tightening of trade controls against Seoul in 2019 was widely seen as retaliation for a South Korean court ruling on World War II-era forced labor.
January 24, 2020
Parsing the Economic Damage From the Japan-South Korea Dispute
By Troy Stangarone
Recent data indicate the overall damage was limited, but that could change if we see another round of escalation.
December 17, 2019
Japan, South Korea Hold Export Talks in Search of Dispute Solution
By Associated Press
The talks were an attempt to unravel Japan’s export restrictions on South Korea, one facet of a larger chill in bilateral relations.
August 05, 2019
Japan's Economic Restrictions on South Korea Are Overkill
By Troy Stangarone
If the forced labor rulings are the hidden motivation, Tokyo’s actions are wildly disproportionate.
August 02, 2019
South Korea Vows Countermeasures as Japan Downgrades Trade Status
By Mari Yamaguchi
As Japan escalates its trade restrictions, South Korea vows to respond in kind.
July 29, 2019
Japan-Korea ‘Trade War’ Starts to Bite
By Thisanka Siripala
Escalating Japan-South Korea tensions, including a boycott movement, begin to hit the pockets of major Japanese brands.
July 29, 2019
What's Driving Japan's Trade Restrictions on South Korea?
By Mina Pollmann
The export controls are a policy of last resort from a frustrated Tokyo.
July 23, 2019
US Intervention Can’t Break the Japan-Korea Impasse
By Shihoko Goto
Washington's mediation may provide a temporary fix, but not a long-term resolution to the core problems.
July 16, 2019
US Unlikely to Mediate in Ongoing Japan-South Korea Export Control Spat
By Ankit Panda
Instead, Tokyo and Seoul should address their differences bilaterally, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said.
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