National Affairs
4 Japan scholars urge new PM to reflect on history, lift export ban
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Oct. 4 holds his first news conference since taking office at his official residence in Tokyo. (Yonhap News) By Kim Eun-young ...
Oct 18,2021
Seizure process begins for Nippon Steel over forced labor
The legal procedure to seize the Korea-based assets of Nippon Steel, formerly known as Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., began on Aug. 4. The photo shows the statue of...
Aug 04,2020
WTO begins process of reviewing Japan's export curbs on Korea
A dispute panel has been launched at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to handle a Korean complaint over Japan's export restrictions and responses to the issue. The phot...
Jul 30,2020
Video features year's worth of results since Japan's export curbs
By Lee Hana and Lee Jihae Video = Cheong Wa Dae's YouTube channel Cheong Wa Dae on July 8 released a video showing the responses of the government and domestic co...
Jul 09,2020
[Japan's trade curbs: year 1] Korea's biz localization deals blow to Japan
July 4 marks the first anniversary of Japan's imposition of export curbs on three key materials to Korea, and despite initial fears, Korea turned this potential crisis in...
Jul 03,2020
Korea to resume WTO complaint vs. Japan over export curbs
Na Seung-sik, deputy minister for trade and investment at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, on June 2 holds a media briefing on the government's responses to an...
Jun 02,2020
Trade Ministry urges Japan to specify export regulation stance
Lee Ho-hyeon, director-general for international trade policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, speaks on May 12 at Government Complex-Sejong about the gover...
May 13,2020
President Moon: Export situation must be restored to that before July 1
President Moon Jae-in on Dec. 24 shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before their bilateral summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Chengdu, China. (Yonhap New...
Dec 24,2019
Korean, foreign scholars urge long-term approach to resolve Korea-Japan conflicts
Lauren Richardson, a professor at Australian National University, on Dec. 10 speaks at the International Symposium for Future-oriented Korea-Japan Relations held at Hotel...
Dec 13,2019
Japanese lawyer prioritizes human rights to improve Korea-Japan ties
Etsuro Totsuka, a Japanese lawyer specializing in human rights, on Dec. 10 gives a speech on victims of forced labor by Japan and international law in the first session o...
Dec 12,2019