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Korea, Japan should look for negotiated solution Prime Minister Lee Nakyon is scheduled to begin a three-day visit to Tokyo on Tuesday to attend Japanese Emperor Naruhito's coronation. Lee's visit is drawing attention because he is expected to try to break the ice in the frosty relations between Korea and Japan. Lee will be the highest-level Korean official to visit our Asian ..

Tokyo should no longer try to distort historical facts Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shown no signs of changing his hardline stance on historical and trade disputes with South Korea. During a policy speech to a Lower House plenary session Oct. 4, he repeated his position that Seoul should keep its promise to Tokyo. His remarks certainly implied that Korea should abide..

Seoul-Tokyo ties feared to aggravate further Last week's Cabinet reshuffle by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is raising concerns that he is moving Japan further to the right because he appointed his conservative allies as ministers. By filling most of the lineup with hard-liners, Abe is likely to keep or toughen his strong position in the ongoing trade dispute with South K..

Two allies should boost mutual understanding The escalating Seoul-Tokyo conflict over historical and trade issues is causing unexpected discord between South Korea and the United States. This awkward situation occurred after Washington criticized Seoul for deciding to terminate a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan. It is somewhat understandable that the U.S. has bec..