The decision stems from the new president’s pledge to reject authoritarian politics and create an environment for better communication with the public.
In the Sankei Shimbun and Fuji News Network joint opinion poll in March, 62.8% were “against nuclear sharing” but believed “it should still be discussed.”
Japan and South Korea urgently need dialogue on security and economic renewal post-COVID. This requires a clear focus on the future and an end to rancor...
Japan and South Korea are important neighbors. It’s time to look at the records, pay respect to Korean society of the era, and overcome the issues...
A healthy debate is needed to set back on track what Asahi Shimbun ruined with its concocted report on comfort women in 1991.
They are upset that Sohn Kee-chung (Son Kitei) is listed as a Japanese Olympic gold medalist. He wore Japan’s flag at the time — Korea didn’t...
Sovereign immunity is a bedrock principle of international law, which South Korea trampled upon when a local court ruled that Japan should compensate former ‘comfort women.’
~Despite the many issues that involve both countries, Japan has rarely expressed its stance in a proactive manner. It is time for Japan to put...
We simply cannot believe our ears. South Korea, which has raised a problem that has already been solved, is now asking Japan to show...
The President of South Korea Moon Jae In made some striking promises during his big televised speech to mark Liberation Day on August 15. ...
In South Korea’s general parliamentary election on April 15, President Moon Jae In’s ruling camp ― the Democratic Party and its satellite partner, the Together...
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his counterpart South Korean President Moon Jae In: “The quantity of radioactive substances in treated water released at Fukushima...