Japan-South Korea trade war

The Biden administration must avoid the fundamental flaw of previous reparations arrangements: prioritizing state interests over victims’ concerns.

A spate of recent exchanges could be seen as an accomplishment in and of itself, but there has been little concrete progress toward a solution on the forced labor issue.

PM Suga met with Seoul’s National Intelligence Service director, a rare bilateral exchange amid strained relations.

The boycott movement is still going strong, a year later.

Recent data indicate the overall damage was limited, but that could change if we see another round of escalation.

The talks were an attempt to unravel Japan’s export restrictions on South Korea, one facet of a larger chill in bilateral relations.

The media in Japan show great enthusiasm in covering their country’s dispute with South Korea – but not all reports are credible.

The meetings between business leaders were decidedly friendlier.

Relations between Japan and South Korea have long fluctuated between comity and crisis.

“This episode of Japan-Korea diplomatic friction is different from past instances.”

Ongoing tensions between Tokyo and Seoul cast a notable pall over the foreign ministers meeting.