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Not quite Seoul mates – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea President Moon Jae-in in a friendly embrace at their second summit in North Korea. Photo: The Blue House
Posted inNorth-South Korea

Seoul’s retroactive justice dooms North-South reunification

by Andrew Salmon January 16, 2021January 20, 2021

SEOUL – On January 8, a South Korean court found on behalf of 12 former “comfort women” and demanded the Japanese state pay reparations. A related decision is anticipated in March when another suit brought by a separate group of 20 ex-comfort women is to be judged. Given that the Pacific War ended in 1945, […]

Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Japanese, South Korean leaders dial down enmity

by Andrew Salmon December 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Korean author’s bombshell on wartime Japan

by Andrew Salmon September 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, South Korea

South Korean fury at Japan scales new heights

by Andrew Salmon July 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Japan's Shinzo Abe wants to hold his own talks with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi
Posted inAT Finance, China, European Union, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Japan feeling isolated as Seoul, US and North Korea talk

by Peter J. Brown October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

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