National Affairs

The South Korean government on July 12 expressed deep regret over Japanese allegations that South Korean companies violated sanctions against North Korea by making unauthorized exports of strategic materials to the North, and proposed an international probe into Tokyo's suspicions.


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4 Japan scholars urge new PM to reflect on history, lift export ban

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

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

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

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

[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

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

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: 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

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

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