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Japan, South Korea Agree to Bolster Bilateral Ties

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Japan, South Korea Agree to Bolster Bilateral Ties
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SEP 2024
Above: Yoon (L) and Kishida at the prime minister's official residence on March 16, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. Image copyright: Kiyoshi Ota/Pool/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated SEP 2024

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Japan-South Korea relations had been at their lowest since World War II before Kishida and Yoon rightly decided to thaw relations. Now that the Japanese leader is set to leave office, it's crucial to institutionalize bilateral cooperation to prevent this positive trend from being reversed at a time when this partnership is of vital importance to both nations, and the broader region.

The Japan News by the Yomiuri Shimbun

Establishment-critical narrative

It's no coincidence that many Koreans are unhappy about this rapprochement. Seoul has granted Japan too many concessions to receive little to no benefit, and these improved relations are all but true friendship. Tokyo has used South Korea to advance America's anti-China agenda and to protect itself against China.

Global Times

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Public Figures

Fumio Kishida


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