Because state compensation is not an option for Japan, it created the Asian Women’s Fund through donations, which paid atonement money to former comfort women. The war ended in 1953 in a truce, not a peace treaty.
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The country’s National Computing & Information Center, which led South Korea’s drive in e-government services, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its establishment on Friday. This will provide the basis of the Amazonian farming project proposed by South Korea.
Last week was a diplomatic breakthrough, with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meeting for the first time in their current roles. South Korean resentment of the comments lingers even though the Japanese cabinet eventually upheld that apology. South Korea also places big importance on the Seoul-Washington-Tokyo alliance in their fight to put an end to the nuclear ambitions of the North.
South Korea had the third-highest drop in the proportions of people with serious concerns about climate change since 2010. If signed, the FTA could prove quite fruitful for the China- Korea-Japan partnership as it will pump up economic growth and contribute towards greater regional integration.
Q: At this meeting, the leaders also reiterated Japan-U.S.-South Korea cooperation to realize the nuclear disarmament of North Korea.
Japan will be represented by Kimihiro Ishikane, director general of the Foreign Ministry’s Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, officials said here Tuesday, while South Korea will see Lee Sang Deok, director general of the Foreign Ministry’s Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau, voice its opinions on the matter.
One key discussion during the summit was regarding the China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) – where the leaders emphasised on the significance of an early ratification. This may be a contrast [to South Korea’s situation].
The Korean Peninsula was divided into the capitalistic South and the communist North after its liberation from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule. It is a bit more complicated when it comes to South Korea. The two sides have not been able to bridge that gap. Simply dismissing or ignoring the other side’s interpretation of past events (which often happens today) can be unsafe for the future. The country already leads the world in terms of e-government, and was ranked first by the United Nations e-government development index in 2014, with Australia, Singapore, and Japan close behind. All three leaders agreed that a nuclear North Korea is not acceptable to either.
A recent agreement to resolve a few historical grievances will not seriously assuage deep anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea.
Japan-South Korea tensions are not simply bilateral issues, particularly given today’s contentious geopolitical landscape in the region. These could include addressing pandemic health risks, strengthening missile defense or submarine detection vis-à-vis North Korea, or responding to natural disasters or refugee crises.
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A bipartisan South Korean parliamentary delegation arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a visit expected to focus on further improving relations between the two nations, a Seoul diplomat said. But only a sustained commitment beginning with their top leaderships can get this important relationship back on a productive track.
