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15 S. Koreans on Their Way Back Home from Israel aboard Japanese Plane

15 S. Koreans on Their Way Back Home from Israel aboard Japanese Plane

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese aircraft was bringing a group of South Korean nationals, along with Japanese nationals, from Israel, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, the second such flight Japan has offered after South Korea brought Japanese citizens home on its plane last month. The Air Self-Defense Force aircraft carrying 15 South [...]

Yoon, Kishida Receive JFK Profile in Courage Award for Improving Seoul-Tokyo Ties

Yoon, Kishida Receive JFK Profile in Courage Award for Improving Seoul-Tokyo Ties

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation on Sunday presented its annual prestigious award to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for their efforts to improve their countries’ relations, long plagued by historical issues. The foundation honored Yoon and Kishida with the special International [...]

Supreme Court Says Ancient Korean Buddhist Statue Stolen from Japan Should Be Returned

Supreme Court Says Ancient Korean Buddhist Statue Stolen from Japan Should Be Returned

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Surpeme Court ruled Thursday that a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue, which had been taken to Japan but was brought back to Korea by thieves in 2012, should be returned to Japan, upholding a lower court’s decision. The decision centers on a 50.5-centimeter-tall Buddhist statue from the Goryeo Dynasty [...]

Rival Parties Express Commitment to Dokdo

Rival Parties Express Commitment to Dokdo

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling and the main opposition parties denounced Japan’s territorial claims over South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on Wednesday as they marked “Dokdo Day.” “While the reestablishment of a future-oriented relationship between South Korea and Japan has opened discussions for cooperation in fields such as security and economy, [...]

Amid Criticism, Japan Offers Free Evacuation Flights from Israel Following South Korea’s Lead

Amid Criticism, Japan Offers Free Evacuation Flights from Israel Following South Korea’s Lead

SEOUL & TOKYO, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Last week, as Japan faced mounting criticism for charging its citizens for chartered evacuation flights from Israel while South Korea provided free assistance to its citizens, the Japanese government decided to align with South Korea’s approach and offer complimentary evacuation support. In a recent development, the Japanese government has [...]

S. Korea, U.S., Japan Install Trilateral Communication Hotline amid N. Korea, China Challenges

S. Korea, U.S., Japan Install Trilateral Communication Hotline amid N. Korea, China Challenges

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and Japan established a trilateral communication hotline, a senior Seoul official said Monday, in another sign of progress in their three-way security cooperation amid North Korea’s evolving military threats and China’s increasing assertiveness. The establishment of the hotline came after President Yoon Suk Yeol [...]

Top Nuclear Envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to Hold Talks in Jakarta This Week

Top Nuclear Envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to Hold Talks in Jakarta This Week

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States are set to meet in Indonesia on Monday to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missile developments, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. Kim Gunn, the special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, will hold a bilateral meeting with [...]

N. Korea Slams Japan’s Plan to Move Up U.S. Missile Purchase as ‘Arrogant Choice’

N. Korea Slams Japan’s Plan to Move Up U.S. Missile Purchase as ‘Arrogant Choice’

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Monday condemned Japan’s move to accelerate its planned acquisition of Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States as an “arrogant choice,” warning that it will heighten regional tensions. Earlier this month, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Tokyo aims to purchase the missiles as early as [...]

S. Korea, China, Japan Hold High-level Talks to Discuss Trilateral Summit

S. Korea, China, Japan Hold High-level Talks to Discuss Trilateral Summit

SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, China and Japan held a high-level meeting Tuesday to discuss three-way cooperation and explore the possibility of resuming the long-stalled summit of their leaders. The trilateral senior officials’ meeting held in Seoul brought together South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won; Takehiro Funakoshi, Japan’s senior deputy foreign [...]