On March 6, the South Korean government announced a compensation plan for Korean victims of forced labor by Japanese companies during World War II. The Japanese government welcomed the proposal and invited South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to visit Japan in mid-March for a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. President Joe Biden…

The South Korean and Japanese foreign ministers have agreed on the need to resolve the wartime forced labor dispute that has strained bilateral relations between the two nations for decades. South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin met with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, in Tokyo on July 18 to discuss resolving the feud…

As the South Korean presidential election approaches, the country’s relationship with the United States, Japan, and China has become more sensitive. The foreign policy of the Moon Jae-in administration—especially its attitude towards the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—has been the subject of serious concern. “If South Korea adheres to its principles, and conducts diplomacy in a…